Day 10: Hot Springs National Park

We really enjoyed our day at the Hot Spring National Park in Arkansas. We took a tour with Ranger Lissa Allen. She knew her stuff and gave us a great tour. The water coming out of the pipes throughout the city was so hot. The buildings very early 20th century design with Art Deco flare.

What is interesting is that many of the treatments of the Hot Springs back in the late 1800’s and 1900’s are the forerunners to a “Spa Day” today. People were afraid to go to hospitals back then. You went to the hospital to die. You go to the bath houses to feel better, even if they just help relieve the symptoms you felt better for a while.

Money, power, control, male dominance, racism, social disparities continue be a strong part of our history in America even here at the Hot Springs. As we hear these stories we can’t help but ask “When will we ever learn?”Read more