“Listen... if you don’t want me urinating in the vapor, then you’re gonna need to hang up a sign.” Here’s your sign. Signs like these were put up inside the bathhouses to help create a serene and healthy environment for the early patrons to enjoy their bathing experience. More like medical facilities, people usually came to the houses with doctor prescriptions to help treat a particular ailment. Many health restrictions and rules still apply in the active bathhouses today. Nicknamed “The American Spa,” Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas has cultivated quite a reputation as a natural destination of healing and relaxation. The first bathhouses to take advantage of the hot water supply were essentially brush huts and log cabins placed over excavations cut in the rocks. Soon, more elaborate facilities were developed. Image: Display showing various historic signs that would have been displayed inside and around the facilities. NPS/N. Allen Image 2: Bathhouse Row is a place to stroll and enjoy the beautiful architecture of the buildings. This area was designated as a National Historic Landmark District in 1987. #SignsOfTheTimes #DoctorsOrders #HotSpringsNP @hotspringsnps #arkansas