Preserve Arkansas Rambles are bus trips that explore Arkansas’s heritage sites for an exceptional experience filled with history and fun. This year, attendees will receive copies of The Vapors in advance of the trip. The tour takes place on Saturday, November 7; attendees may ride the bus from Little Rock or join the tour in Hot Springs. Author David Hill will give a book talk at the Arlington Hotel, followed by stops throughout the city associated with the gambling history of Hot Springs.
8:00 AM
Bus departs from The Flats at SoMa, 231 E. 25th Street, Little Rock
9:00 AM
Book talk by The Vapors author David Hill
The Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa, Magnolia Room, 239 Central Avenue, Hot Springs
*Those joining the tour in Hot Springs will meet here*
10:15 AM
The Southern Club [Now the Josephine Tussaud Wax Museum], 250 Central Avenue, Hot Springs
12:00 PM
Lunch
Superior Bathhouse Brewery, 329 Central Avenue, Hot Springs
1:30 PM
Owney “The Killer” Madden House, 506 W. Grand Avenue, Hot Springs
2:45 PM
History of Hot Springs Gambling Museum, 3339 Central Avenue, Ste. C, Hot Springs
4:00 PM
Presentation on legendary Hot Springs madam Maxine Jones by Renae “Jaq” Fried
Maxine’s Live, 700 Central Avenue, Hot Springs
5:15 PM
Visitors Chapel AME Church, 319 Church Street, Hot Springs
6:30 PM
Dinner
Rolando’s Nuevo Latino Restaurante, 210 Central Avenue, Hot Springs
9:00 PM
Return to The Flats at SoMa, Little Rock
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