This experience will consist of Crystal Mining at one of the local Quartz Mine which hosts several attractions including Zip Lining over the Crystal Mine. We will also explore Downtown Hot Springs, visit the Hot Springs National Park and you can book a session at the Mineral Springs Bath House. We will conclude our stay with a continental breakfast and be sure to get some of the World Famous Hot Springs Mineral Water which comes out of the ground at 140 degrees naturally.
ARKANSAS CRYSTAL MINES
The ancient Ouachita Mountain area of Arkansas was considered a mystical location by Native American tribes. The hot springs in the "Valley of the Vapors," now the city of Hot Springs, was considered a place of peace for even warring Native American tribes. The beautiful Arkansas quartz crystals of the Ouachitas were believed to have sacred and spiritual significance.
Arkansas and Brazil have the best quality quartz on Earth.
At some crystal mines, there are areas where quartz crystals are literally lying on the ground and all you have to do is pick them up.
Often the only tool you'll need is a screwdriver or small garden tool to loosen the crystals from the earth. Some may require a harder tool, like a crowbar, to prY them from the surrounding stone but most will be easy to collect.
BATH HOUSE ROW AND THE VALLEY OF THE VAPORS
The center of Hot Springs is the oldest federal reserve in the United States, today preserved as Hot Springs National Park. The hot spring water has been popularly believed for centuries to possess healing properties, and was a subject of legend among several Native American tribes.
Bathhouse Row, as it exists today, is a collection of eight architecturally significant bathhouses, most of which were built between 1912 and 1923 along Central Avenue, the main road through downtown.
