Pigs of sRant, please tell me about Hot Springs

There's a casino/hotel overlooking Oaklawn track.

The downtown area has the historic bath-house row and lots of organized crime history.

There are some cool trails with hot springs coming out of the ground. A handful of historic bars, decent food, etc.

It's also slightly ghetto, but honestly not too bad by deep south standards.

Hot Springs was on a path to be what Las Vegas is today. Until Protestants got a hold on the government and started using the government to enforce their version of morality.

Such a shame. It is a beautiful area and some of the downtown architecture would be beautiful if they weren’t abandoned.

It is still salvageable, but needs two things.

1. The government needs to get out of the business of regulating the gambling and alcohol industry. Easier said then done with religious people controlling the government and lobbyists that protect existing gambling from competition.

2. It also needs a legitimate airport. Nobody is going to fly into LIT then drive or bus over an hour.

https://oaklawn.com/

I grew up in Central Arkansas

I've been to New York City, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Miami, Hotlanta, Montreal, Denver, Minneapolis, etc., etc., and I've never once in my life been to Hot Springs, Arkansas