Editing Hot Springs, Arkansas (section)

=== Tourism ===

====Arkansas Alligator Farm and Petting Zoo====
{{Main|Arkansas Alligator Farm and Petting Zoo}}
Founded on Whittington Avenue in 1902, the Arkansas Alligator Farm and Petting Zoo features approximately 200 [[alligator]]s.<ref name="zoo_main">{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansasalligatorfarm.com/ |title=Arkansas Alligator Farm & Petting Zoo |publisher=Arkansas Alligator Farm & Petting Zoo |access-date=September 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228022008/http://www.arkansasalligatorfarm.com/ |archive-date=February 28, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="fox16-2">{{cite web|url=http://www.fox16.com/news/story/Alligator-Farm-Celebrates-105th-Birthday/rsQu1VFB_kKp1jikGBXyNQ.cspx |title=Alligator Farm Celebrates 105th Birthday |date=February 7, 2007 |publisher=[[KLRT-TV]] |location=[[Little Rock, Arkansas]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002012256/http://www.fox16.com/news/story/Alligator-Farm-Celebrates-105th-Birthday/rsQu1VFB_kKp1jikGBXyNQ.cspx |archive-date=October 2, 2011 |url-status=live |access-date=September 9, 2010 }}</ref> The zoo also contains [[cougar]]s, [[Turkey (bird)|turkeys]], chickens, [[wild boar]]s, [[turtle]]s, [[bobcat]]s,<ref name="fox16">{{cite web |url=http://www.fox16.com/content/tankful/story/Arkansas-Alligator-Farm/6V4lYjbhEECUFeH5ucYo2g.cspx |title=Arkansas Alligator Farm |date=August 1, 2008 |publisher=[[KLRT-TV]] |location=[[Little Rock, Arkansas]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081230232131/http://www.fox16.com/content/tankful/story/Arkansas-Alligator-Farm/6V4lYjbhEECUFeH5ucYo2g.cspx |archive-date=December 30, 2008 |access-date=September 8, 2010}}</ref> and [[ring-tailed lemur]]s.<ref name="zoo_about">{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansasalligatorfarm.com/services.html |title=About Us |publisher=Arkansas Alligator Farm & Petting Zoo |access-date=September 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101220003344/http://www.arkansasalligatorfarm.com/services.html |archive-date=December 20, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> A [[petting zoo]] with [[goat]]s, [[emu]]s, [[llama]]s, [[white-tailed deer]], pigs, baby [[alligator]]s, and other animals allows visitors to touch and feed the animals. An alligator feeding show includes educational material about the animals.

====Bathhouse Row, Hot Springs National Park====
[[File:Quapaw Baths HABS 1984.jpg|thumb|upright|Quapaw Bathhouse]]
{{Main|Bathhouse Row|Hot Springs National Park}}
[[Bathhouse Row]], consisting of eight turn-of-the century historic buildings, lies within Hot Springs National Park and is managed by the [[National Park Service]]. Fordyce Bathhouse was restored in 1989 as the park's visitor center and the beginning of restoring all properties on Bathhouse Row.<ref>{{ cite web |title= Fordyce Bathhouse |publisher= National Park Service |url= http://www.nps.gov/hosp/historyculture/fordyce-bathhouse.htm |date= March 1, 2014 |access-date= March 1, 2014 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140205165008/http://www.nps.gov/hosp/historyculture/fordyce-bathhouse.htm |archive-date= February 5, 2014 }}</ref> The series of renovations and leasing public spaces to commercial owners became a model for similar projects across the nation.<ref>{{cite news |title= Hot Springs On Comeback Trail As Renovation Begins on Bathhouses |newspaper= The Chicago Tribune |date= October 18, 1987 |url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/1987/10/18/hot-springs-on-comeback-trail-as-renovation-begins-on-bathhouses/ |first= Jay |last= Clarke |access-date= March 1, 2014 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160121213525/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1987-10-18/travel/8703180836_1_bathhouse-row-ouachita-mountains-hot-springs-national-park |archive-date= January 21, 2016 }}</ref>

Buckstaff Bathhouse has been in continuous operation since 1912 and is one of the best-preserved structures on Bathhouse Row.<ref>{{cite web |title=Buckstaff Bathhouse |publisher=National Park Service |url=http://www.nps.gov/hosp/historyculture/buckstaff-bathhouse.htm |date=March 1, 2014 |access-date=March 1, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140730130412/http://www.nps.gov/hosp/historyculture/buckstaff-bathhouse.htm |archive-date=July 30, 2014 }}</ref> The Buckstaff Bathhouse Company has completed the majority of maintenance and renovation that has occurred without outside funding.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2009a}}</ref> The Quapaw was restored by the NPS in 2004, and the renovated structure was leased to Quapaw Baths, LLC, which now operates a modern spa with pools and hot tubs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Return of the Quapaw Bathhouse |publisher=National Park Service |url=http://www.nps.gov/hosp/planyourvisit/return-of-the-quapaw-bathhouse.htm |date=March 1, 2014 |access-date=March 1, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080404002518/http://www.nps.gov/hosp/planyourvisit/return-of-the-quapaw-bathhouse.htm |archive-date=April 4, 2008 }}</ref> The Lamar was renovated into offices for park staff and Bathhouse Row Emporium, the park's official store.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lamar Bathhouse |publisher=National Park Service |url=http://www.nps.gov/hosp/historyculture/lamar-bathhouse.htm |date=March 1, 2014 |access-date=March 1, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140730122537/http://www.nps.gov/hosp/historyculture/lamar-bathhouse.htm |archive-date=July 30, 2014 }}</ref> The Superior Bathhouse Brewery and Distillery has occupied Superior Bathhouse since 2012, using hot spring water in its beers and spirits.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vapor Valley signs lease with National Park Service |date=March 8, 2013 |url=http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2013/mar/08/vapor-valley-signs-lease-national-park-service/?latest |work=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette |access-date=March 1, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302090658/http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2013/mar/08/vapor-valley-signs-lease-national-park-service/?latest |archive-date=March 2, 2014 }}</ref> As of February 2014, the Maurice, Ozark, and Hale bathhouses are all available for rent from the NPS.<ref name="rfp">{{cite web |title=National Park Service offers Ozark Bathhouse for lease opportunity; new deadline to submit proposal is February. 27 |work=Hot Springs Daily |url=http://hotspringsdaily.com/national-park-service-offers-ozark-bathhouse-for-lease-opportunity-new-deadline-to-submit-proposal-is-february-27/ |access-date=March 1, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301164910/http://hotspringsdaily.com/national-park-service-offers-ozark-bathhouse-for-lease-opportunity-new-deadline-to-submit-proposal-is-february-27/ |archive-date=March 1, 2014 }}</ref>

Atop Hot Springs Mountain in the park is the [[Hot Springs Mountain Tower]], a {{convert|216|ft|adj=on}} observation tower built in 1982.

====Central Avenue====
[[File:Medical Arts Building 001.jpg|right|upright|thumb|The Medical Arts Building towers over Central Avenue.]]
Along Bathhouse Row is Central Avenue, [[Arkansas Highway 7|Highway&nbsp;7]], lined with historic buildings, businesses and tourist attractions. Today preserved by NRHP as [[Hot Springs Central Avenue Historic District]], the district includes 77 contributing properties to the district between Prospect Street and Park Avenue.<ref name="nris" /> Included within this district are the 1924 [[Arlington Hotel (Hot Springs National Park)|Arlington Hotel]], the [[Medical Arts Building (Hot Springs, Arkansas)|Medical Arts Building]], a 1929 [[Art Deco]] high-rise, and the [[Wade Building]], built in 1927 in the [[Neoclassical architecture|neoclassical]] style.<ref name="nris" />

====Garvan Woodland Gardens====
{{Main|Garvan Woodland Gardens}}
Founded by the daughter of a lumber and brick magnate in 1985, the {{convert|210|acre|adj=on}} [[botanical garden]] on Arkridge Road features native [[Ouachita Mountains]] flora among rocky streams and waterfalls. Garvan also has a Japanese-themed section with several species native to [[Japan]] throughout. The garden is situated on a peninsula jutting into [[Lake Hamilton, Arkansas|Lake Hamilton]] and began as Verna Garvan's personal garden for decades before being donated to the [[University of Arkansas]] [[landscape architecture]] department.

====Historic hotels and districts====
Thirteen of Hot Springs's hotels are individually listed by the NRHP within the city, with more being listed as contributing properties within other districts. Four of Hot Springs' neighborhoods are preserved as historic districts by the [[National Register of Historic Places]], and the city also contains five historically important commercial districts in addition to the aforementioned [[Bathhouse Row]] and [[Central Avenue Historic District (Hot Springs, Arkansas)|Central Avenue Historic District]].

The city contains several historic hotels, including the [[Arlington Hotel (Hot Springs National Park)|Arlington Hotel]], [[Jack Tar Hotel and Bathhouse]], [[Mountainaire Hotel Historic District]], [[Park Hotel (Hot Springs, Arkansas)|Park Hotel]], and the [[Riviera Hotel (Hot Springs, Arkansas)|Riviera Hotel]]. During Hot Springs' heyday, several tourists visiting the city stayed at [[motor court]]s, the precursor to today's hotels. The NRHP recognizes seven of these motels as culturally and historically significant: [[Bellaire Court Historic District]], [[Cottage Courts Historic District]], [[Cove Tourist Court]], [[George Klein Tourist Court Historic District]], [[Lynwood Tourist Court Historic District]], [[Parkway Courts Historic District]], [[Perry Plaza Court Historic District]], and the [[Taylor Rosamond Motel Historic District]].

The [[Fordyce-Ricks House Historic District]] at 1501 Park Avenue includes three buildings on {{convert|37|acre|ha}} formerly owned by [[Samuel W. Fordyce]], a prominent businessman and railroad executive who moved to Hot Springs in 1876. The house and outbuildings are built as log cabins in the [[Adirondack Architecture|Adirondack style]].<ref name="nris" /> The [[Pleasant Street Historic District (Hot Springs, Arkansas)|Pleasant Street Historic District]] along Malvern Avenue (colloquially "Black Broadway") contains 93 contiguous buildings associated with the city's [[African American]] community. Included within the district are the [[Visitors Chapel AME]] church and the [[Woodmen of Union Building]], along with 69 other contributing structures. A variety of architectural styles are used, with many of the structures using brick facades. The [[Quapaw-Prospect Historic District]] contains 233 structures near downtown Hot Springs, with 139 residential houses contributing to the character of the district built between 1890 and 1950 in several architectural styles.<ref name="nris" /> The [[Whittington Park Historic District]] is a residential district lining Whittington Park, a long, narrow park between two one-way streets created by the National Park Service in 1897. The 1896–1960 district contains 60 single-family houses and ten other structures. Predominantly [[American Craftsman|Craftsman]], [[Ranch-style house|ranch]] and [[Queen Anne style architecture in the United States|Queen Anne]]-style buildings, the district is northwest of downtown Hot Springs.

Seven districts in Hot Springs have special historical significance to the city's past economy. In addition to the aforementioned Bathhouse Row and Central Avenue Historic District, the [[Army and Navy General Hospital Historic District]] includes 31 buildings surrounding and supporting the former Army-Navy Hospital. Built in 1933, the six-story brick building built in the [[Spanish Colonial Revival architecture|Spanish Colonial Revival]] style with [[Art moderne|Art Deco]] detailing is the centerpiece of the district, and remains the most imposing figure on the Hot Springs skyline. The [[Forest Service Headquarters Historic District]] encompasses six structures on Winona and Indiana Streets built by the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] as the headquarters of the Jessieville Ranger District of the [[Ouachita National Forest]]. The [[Hot Springs Railroad Warehouse Historic District]] preserves three brick buildings between the [[Missouri Pacific Railroad]] tracks and Broadway. Almost entirely unaltered, the 1920s structures are associated with the railroad industry, which was extremely important to Hot Springs in the early 20th century. As the city grew during the early 20th century, commercial activity developed along Ouachita Avenue south of Bathhouse Row, today preserved as the [[Ouachita Avenue Historic District]]. Mostly consisting of brick commercial and multifamily buildings, the district maintains the character of an historic commercial area. The 1905 [[Peter Joplin Commercial Block]] building was the only building to survive the 1913 "Black Friday" fire, making it a remnant of early commercial activity on Ouachita Avenue when all contemporary structures have been destroyed.

====Lake Catherine and Lake Hamilton====
{{Main|Lake Hamilton and Lake Catherine}}
{{See also|Lake Catherine State Park}}
[[File:Garvan Woodland Gardens 002.jpg|thumb|Lake Hamilton, viewed from Garvan Woodland Gardens]]
Lake Hamilton and Lake Catherine are two reservoirs of the [[Ouachita River]] south of Hot Springs created for hydroelectric power generation and recreational uses. Both created by [[Entergy|Arkansas Power & Light]] (AP&L), Lake Catherine formed following the construction of Remmel Dam in the 1920s. Following a donation of over {{convert|2000|acre|ha}}, the state created [[Lake Catherine State Park]] in 1935. Today, the park features fishing and water recreation as well as camping to visitors. Lake Hamilton was created following the construction of [[Carpenter Dam]] in the 1930s. Built during the [[Great Depression in the United States|Great Depression]], the power produced by the dam is credited with allowing AP&L to survive the difficult economic times. Following construction, resorts, businesses, and homes have been built along the lake, in contrast to Lake Catherine. Due to the economic importance of the dam to Hot Springs, Carpenter Dam was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.<ref name="nris" /> Fishing is popular on Lake Hamilton, and the [[Arkansas Game and Fish Commission]] operates a [[fish hatchery]] to stock the lake with bass and other species.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Carpenter Dam |first=Guy |last=Lancaster |url=http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?search=1&entryID=4731 |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture |publisher=Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at Central Arkansas Library System |access-date=March 1, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924050005/http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?search=1&entryID=4731 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 }}</ref>
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====Oaklawn Park====
[[File:Arkansas Derby 2013 002.jpg|right|thumb|Finish line at the 2013 [[Arkansas Derby]]]]
{{Main|Oaklawn Racing & Gaming}}
Oaklawn Park has been operating since 1904. (A second horse racing park was once within the city limits, but was eventually closed.) Former U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]], his half-brother [[Roger Clinton Jr.|Roger]], and [[Billy Bob Thornton]], all Hot Springs natives, have frequented Oaklawn Park. The meet, held from December through May each year, is sometimes called the "Fifth Season". In mid-April, its final week sees the "Racing Festival of the South", concluding with the [[Arkansas Derby]], which has drawn many [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)|Triple Crown]] contenders. In 2015, [[American Pharoah]] won the Derby and another race at Oaklawn before going on to win the first Triple Crown in three decades. In 2018, the track commemorated the horse's victories by installing a life-sized bronze sculpture by [[James Peniston]].