During the past six seasons, more than 30 horses that raced at Oaklawn have qualified for the Kentucky Derby, a record unbeaten by any other track in the nation. A bygone era Visitors to Hot Springs are often reminded of a bygone era, a time when ladies and gentlemen welcomed the evenings with a promenade past stately hotels. You can still enjoy this feeling by taking a leisurely stroll down Central Avenue, the heart of this resort city. Statuesque hotels, built in the early years of this century, are here, along with elegant and ornate bathhouses. This section of Central Avenue is known as Bathhouse Row because of these beautiful buildings.
Visitors can still take a thermal bath.
Hot Springs took its name from the 47 springs around and under Central Avenue. These mineral springs flow with hot water at about 143 degrees, which is cooled and then pumped into the bathhouses.