Just settled in Hot Springs for a 4 day weekend.

What's the must see/do & food recommendations (with 3 kids)?

Checked handgunlaw & see TX LTC is valid here, any AR specific non-commonsense items to know about CCW here?

Thanks

Lake Ouachita is gorgeous. Worth a visit. Crater of Diamonds State Park was neat too.

WITH KIDS...Garvin Woodland Gardens...excellent viewing, clean and easy to walk trails....https://www.garvangardens.org/ On Site eats.

Oaklawn Jockey Club Cadino and Resort....https://oaklawn.com/casino/

WITH KIDS...Drive up to the tower...https://hotspringstower.com/

WITH KIDS...Walk around in the National Park. Tour the Spas/museums. Lots of food downtown.

Where are you staying?

Garvan Gardens was very nice as well.

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Where are you staying?

We're staying a few blocks from the Oaklawn Racing & Gaming casino.

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Originally posted by P250UA5:

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Originally posted by Johnny 3eagles:
Where are you staying?

We're staying a few blocks from the Oaklawn Racing & Gaming casino.

For a good quick lunch or easy dinner check out The Purple Cow
https://www.purplecowlr.com/

1490 Higdon Ferry Rd
Hot Springs National Park, AR 71913

We're sitting in DeLuca's Pizzeria right now. Will be looking into the suggestions when we get back to the house.

Weather wise, you picked a perfect weather weekend. Go to Garvin Woodland Gardens. I believe it is run by the University of Arkansas.

If you like BBQ, McClards, very good!

https://www.mcclards.com/mcclards-bbq-news.htm

The Pancake Shop for breakfast today then my wife wants to see the Church in the Woods.

Loving this cooler weather

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Originally posted by P250UA5:
The Pancake Shop for breakfast today then my wife wants to see the Church in the Woods.

Loving this cooler weather

Good call on The Pancake Shop, was there a wait?

Only about 20min
And got lucky with a parking spot right in front.

Bump for CCW info, which signage holds legal prohibition to carry?

Read https://handgunlaw.us/states/arkansas.pdf

Thanks rogue. Saw a few of those yesterday & wasn't sure about what counts & doesn't.

Thanks for the Garvan Gardens rec. We did that yesterday & hiked from Pancake Shop up to the tower (unknowingly until we were up there).
Pushing a stroller up the trail made for an interesting experience, but easier than carrying/waiting on a 2yr old.

We didn't do the tower, but the views up there were nice.

Drove over to Little Rock today & took the kids to the Museum of Discovery & walked the waterway a bit, were going to go over to the USS Razorback, but kids <5 not allowed.