The U.S. Mint launched a new series of quarters depicting national parks and wildlife sites on Tuesday (April 20) at the first natural site reserved by the federal government -- Hot Springs National Park.

The "tails" side of the coin shows the Spanish colonial revival entrance to the park headquarters, with a fountain fed by one of the city's namesake springs.

The parks and preserves chosen for the coins vary widely, from Mount Rushmore in South Dakota to the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park in Texas. The series will conclude in 2021 with a depiction of the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site in Alabama.

 Hot Springs National Park is unusual in that half of the city's downtown is within the park's boundaries. The ornate structures along Bathhouse Row on one side of Central Avenue are managed by the National Park Service, as are the trails, campgrounds and the ribbons of scenic roads that stretch through the park's wilderness areas. The Buckstaff Bathhouse is still in operation, and the park is working to find other uses for the remaining structures.

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