The Fordyce Bathhouse was the biggest bathhouse on Bathhouse Row with a total floor area of 28,000 square feet. Its operations were halted in 1962 and the building was restored in 1989. It now functions as the Hot Spring National Park Visitor Center and operates as a historically furnished bathhouse museum.
The museum features elegant displays of the bathhouse’s history which include the building’s original features like the marble and stained glass transoms, marble partitions, stained glass ceilings, ceramic fountains, patterned floors, and various bathing rituals shown through audio-visual presentations. It also features glimpses on the history of the building which include various dressing rooms, massage rooms, gymnasiums, and even a bowling alley.
