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Hot Springs, Arkansas Attractions

Unusual landmarks, museums, roadside attractions, and hidden wonders in Hot Springs and the surrounding area. This old-time resort boasts attractions with vintage pizzazz, such as the Arkansas Alligator Farm (Home of the Merman), Josephine Tussaud Wax Museum, and the mysterious Tufa Rock.

Josephine Tussaud Wax Museum

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  • Josephine Tussaud Wax Museum

    Josephine Tussaud Wax Museum

    Hot Springs, Arkansas

    Well-preserved time capsule of great old wax figures you can't see anywhere else.

  • Arkansas Alligator Farm: Home of the Merman

    Arkansas Alligator Farm: Home of the Merman

    Hot Springs, Arkansas

    Half-man, half-fish has ruled from his humid perch in an outbuilding since the Alligator Farm first opened.

  • Tiny Town

    Tiny Town

    Hot Springs, Arkansas

    The late Frank Monshinskie's vision of a spit-and-baling wire miniature America inhabited by your favorite 1970s TV celebrities.

  • Hot Springs - A Mecca

    Hot Springs - A Mecca

    Hot Springs, Arkansas

    Faded mineral bath town is home of the Merman, President Clinton Teen Boy Trail, Bath House Row and spa history.

  • Big Tesla Coil

    Big Tesla Coil

    Hot Springs, Arkansas

    Star of the Mid-America Science Museum, the world's most powerful conical Tesla Coil, throws lightning bolts and scares sensitive children.

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