Things to do in Hot Springs?

[unt_rocket09]

Looking for something to occupy our time Saturday. Any ideas? Are the hot springs a cool idea? I'm a history teacher so any cool museums are a plus as well.

[NT03]

There is a very small gangster muesum not too far from the convention center

[NTEdgex2]

The Bathhouse Museum is pretty interesting, too.

GMG!

[kalebschumann]

drink?

all day

[Dr. Seuss]

drink?

all day

thats the best comment all year

[UNTflyer]

Watch basketball.

[drex]

There's always the "Date your favorite cousin or sister" exhibit not far from the convention center.

[Roadruner]

Looking for something to occupy our time Saturday. Any ideas? Are the hot springs a cool idea? I'm a history teacher so any cool museums are a plus as well.

All good ideas - here is a link to night time activities: http://www.arkansas.com/places-to-go/nightlife/

Have fun - Go Mean Green

[Green Jackal]

There is a very small gangster muesum not too far from the convention center

The Gangster Museum is a bit low budget (for example they display a gun made in the 1980's next to artifacts from the 1930's). But it is interesting to hear about the influence of organized crime in Hot Springs that lasted through the 1970's. Last year you could get a discount off of admission if you showed your ticket stub to the tourney.

[Quoner]

The Gangster Museum is a bit low budget (for example they display a gun made in the 1980's next to artifacts from the 1930's). But it is interesting to hear about the influence of organized crime in Hot Springs that lasted through the 1970's. Last year you could get a discount off of admission if you showed your ticket stub to the tourney.

You're better off going to the tower and reading the displays around the observation floor. The museum was expanding when we went a few years ago, but it's still one of those things where you walk out laughing to yourself when you leave.

[CMJ]

I wanna go to Oaklawn at some point.

[Green P1]

Ive always wanted to get into that creepy old Army/Navy hospital and look around.

[Harry]

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g60856-Activities-Hot_Springs_Arkansas.html

[emmitt01]

I wanna go to Oaklawn at some point.

Umm we're goin to Arkansas...not staying in Dallas. Couldn't you just visit San Francisco anytime and get your fill?

[Keith7]

Ride a duck boat

[UNTflyer]

Looks like good weather most of the tournament. Sunny and mid to upper 60s, getting a little cloudy come Wednesday.

[Keith7]

The mountain tower is a pretty cool way to kill an hour.

Edited February 29, 2012 by Keith7

[UNTcrazy727]

Ive always wanted to get into that creepy old Army/Navy hospital and look around.

We did that a couple years ago. That place is creepy as hell at night. A real life Arkham Asylum

[letsgiveacheer]

Sir, you are in for a treat!

First, I'd visit Tiny Town Trains

If you can still handle the excitement, then Ride a Duck would be next.

Finally, no visit to Hot Springs would be complete without a visit to the I.Q. Zoo

I'm about to poop in my pants just thinking about it!

Edited February 29, 2012 by letsgiveacheer

[Coffee and TV]

The mountain tower is a pretty cool way to kill an hour.

Did that last summer on a warm June day as we were fighting the rain. Low clouds rolled in about 15 minutes after we got up there, it was a cool sight. Went outside to basically walk in a cloud & with the wind it was 20 degrees cooler than on the ground that day.

Hot Springs has an aquarium but its more like an oversized pet store. It is cheap though. The Mid-America Science Museum is decent too.

[Green Jackal]

The mountain tower is a pretty cool way to kill an hour.

Coasting down the mountain in neutral with the engine shut off is a lot of fun as well. The person who uses their brakes the least wins.