Les meilleurs hôtels à Hot Springs

The bubbling waters of Hot Springs, Arkansas havedrawn bathers since prehistoric times, and it's beena popular resort city for more than 150 years. The CentralArkansas city of 33,000, which is surrounded by theHot Springs National Park, still maintains its Victorianbath house architecture, but today it's also drenched inmodern tourist trappings. Like many family resort cities, Hot Springs is awash inminiature golf courses, water parks, and myriad attractionsranging from the Arkansas Alligator Farm to the Josephine Tussaud Wax Museum. Nature lovers can hike the Ouichita Mountains and stroll the Twentieth Century Gardens, a botanical paradise operated by the University of Arkansas. And the thermal waters remain the city's font of fame, attracting bathers seeking relief from ailments such as arthritis and bursitis. Hot Springs is the state's largest resort city and itdraws a steady stream of visitors not only from afar,but also from nearby Little Rock, the state capital, just to the northeast. One commuter who reversed the traffic flow was Bill Clinton -- he grew up in Hot Springs and later landed in Little Rock to serve 12 years as governor. Clinton moved with his family to Hot Springs from Hope (in southwest Arkansas) at the age of seven. Before graduating from Hot Springs High School in 1964, he played the saxophone in the school band and had an inspirational meeting with President Kennedy while serving as Arkansas' delegate to Boys Nation. Hot Springs celebrates its Clinton connection with several Web sites that offer photos and commentary on the hometown hero.