This one is a hoot! We go to Hot Springs National Park Arkansas for an overnight adventure soaking in hot springs, enjoying nature, and enjoying our friends’ company!

This weekend adventure flew us into Dallas with a road trip to Hot Springs, Arkansas. The only place in the country where the town, and everything in it, IS the national park!

We may have only been in Arkansas for 24 hours, but as always, we covered a lot of ground! And got to spend time with Kasha & Ryan, two friends we made on our trip to China! (see episodes 3 and 12 for more about that trip!)

We thought our trip in November was the best time to visit Hot Springs National Park because it was cool enough to need a jacket, but not be cold which made the morning hike amazing because you could see the steam rising from the hot springs in the ground all around the area. It was a very cool sight to see.

Things to do in Hot Springs National Park

• Bathhouse Row!
• Review of The Hotel Hot Springs and the spread at its breakfast buffet
• Superior Bathhouse Brewery – the only brewery in a national park!
• Inappropriate photos in the tub at Lamars Emporium
• Very cool historic tour of a traditional bathhouse at Fordyce Visitor Center
• Our thermal pools and steam cave experience at Quapaw Bathhouse
• Dinner at the historic gangster hangout, The Ohio Club
• The delicious Fat Bottomed Girl cupcakes
• Hiking the Grand Promenade and Goat Rock Trail

Hotels in Hot Springs Arkansas we recommend:

• Embassy Suites by Hilton at Hot Springs Convention Center
• The Hotel Hot Springs
• Starlight Haven Hot Springs

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