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		What to Do While Your in Hot Springs
Whether you like elegant gourmet dining on the lakeshore by candlelight or the best barbecue in America - and everything in between - Hot Springs, Arkansas, will fill your bill for great restaurant experiences. We have more than 200 restaurants to choose from, and you'll want to sample several. From classic Italian to great German to fine Continental, Hot Springs is a gustatory delight. Come dine Hot Springs.	The thermal waters that give Hot Springs its name are some of nature's most miraculous features. The 47 "hot springs" along the forested southwestern slope of Hot Springs Mountain gush forth nearly a million gallons of 143-degree water every day - whether the weather has been wet or dry. The naturally pure water then is used for thermal bathing and massage and also is avidly consumed as drinking water from free public springs in the downtown area. The water has been carbon-dated and determined by scientific testing to be the result of rainfall that fell in the Central Arkansas forests 4,000 years ago and seeps slowly down through the earth's crust until it becomes superheated by heat from the earth's core and then gushes rapidly to the surface in Hot Springs. Although drugs have replaced the thermal waters as a specific treatment for arthritis and other diseases, the healing effects of the relaxation and good feeling brought about by the miraculous hot springs remain popular worldwide. Come inside and learn more about Hot Springs and its fantastic heritage, energy, and attractions.	Leave your tensions behind you by unwinding in an invigorating thermal bath. There are a variety of bathing facilities open to the public on Bathhouse Row and in hotels and health spas downtown. Currently, famous Hot Springs mineral baths and massages are available at the locations listed on the following page. Our world-famous hot mineral baths are one of our most popular and memorable experiences. And with the restoration of Downtown and the magnificent Hot Springs National Park Visitors Center & Museum, they are becoming even more popular.
	And after dinner take in one of the exciting nightlife experiences Hot Springs has to offer. Whether your musical tastes run to country humor or 60s nostalgia or great jazz and blues - Hot Springs has a place for you to enjoy. There's a wonderful open-carriage ride through the historic downtown district and a world-class magic show at the classic Malco Theater. Come play Hot Springs.

Shopping your bag? Hot Springs is the shopping center of south-central Arkansas. No matter whether your tastes run to mall-browsing or great antiques or quaint shops in the historic downtown district. If fine art's your hobby, Hot Springs has the No. 9 rating for small art cities in America and galleries with a national reputation for the best in contemporary artworks. Come shop Hot Springs.