Best & Cool Bars in Hot Springs

"Rolando’s Restaurante serves up tasty, traditional Latin American dishes. All dishes are presented on brightly coloured plates atop pretty artisan table cloths, while diners can opt to enjoy their food in the restaurant or out on the patio illuminated by twinkling tree lights."

"Ordered the Pollo Chuchaqui for lunch and a Cuban Sandwich to go. Atmosphere was very nice. The ground was uneven due to stone flooring..."

"Named for former owner Maxine Temple Jones—who ran a cathouse out of the building—this music venue and boisterous bar is pretty much a guaranteed good time. Order a few decadently topped hot dogs, some cheap beers, and enjoy whatever show happens to be going on that night."

"Not only is Maxine's a local landmark and historic building in Hot Springs - it is one of the best places, if not the best, in town for live music.…"

"Open Monday through Saturday, The Porterhouse is located right in the center of downtown Hot Springs. If you happen to be there at the right time, you can meet the owners Penny and Joseph Gargano, who love to meet their customers. While known for delicious seafood and steak, don’t be afraid to try one of the burgers and comfort sandwiches."

"At just shy of two million acres, Ouachita National Forest covers vast expanses of forested and mountain land between the border of Arkansas and Oklahoma. With dozens of miles of trails, numerous campsites and a host of other activities available to outdoor lovers, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that it’s one of the area’s most popular outdoor destinations. Amateur rock hounds are attracted by the huge vein of crystals that runs through the area, and hunters and fisherman are drawn here as well."

"The forest is over 1.8 million acres that stretches between Arkansas and Oklahoma. The forest is used for timber harvesting, mineral leasing of course lots of recreation opportunities. Visitors can take a scenic drive through the winding roads, canoe down the river, hiking, ATV rides, and horseback riding."

"Enjoy a stunning blend of art and nature at the Wildwood Park for the Arts. It’s a quiet, peaceful area with paved and unpaved paths for strolling, scenic gazebos, stone bridges, botanical gardens, a wonderful lake, and a theatre complex. Ask your sweetie out to the park to take a relaxed walk and hide from urban noise, have a romantic picnic or see the performance at the small but quite good theatre."

"Wildwood Park is a park for music and the performing arts, designed for indoor and outdoor performances. With 104 acres, the park also has a number of gardens and smaller facilities. Within Wildwood, the Butler Arboretum contains daffodils and native flowering trees, and the neighboring Gertrude Butler Gazebo features a daylily garden and scenic views of Swan Lake."

"Anyone who visits Wildwood Park will love the ability to wander through the botanical gardens. The park is also a place where everyone can learn, imagine, and celebrate, due in part to the Lucy Lockett Cabe Festival Theatre. The 105 acres of the park are continuously used as a phenomenal natural and cultural resource for Little Rock."

"Another popular attraction in Hot Springs, the petting zoo is a nice place to visit for it contains a wide variety of animals such as alligators, deer, ponies, goats, lions, ostriches and many more. What distinguishes this little wildlife park than others is the way the zoo functions. The place has been devised and maintained to provide a friendly and comfortable environment to both animals and...Read more"

"Most of us steer clear of alligators when we see them in the water, but at the Arkansas Alligator Farm and Petting Zoo, you can hold a baby one in your very own hands. This is a popular tourist attraction that has hundreds of alligators and other animals too, such as emu, sheep, and deer. Live alligator feeding shows take place Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays at noon in the summer."

"Hold a baby gator, feed and pet mini goats, and see wolves, mountain lions, monkeys, raccoons and more. Guests also have the chance to feed baby alligators and see live gator feeding shows."