I've been wondering what everyone else thought about what's happening in Eureka Springs. We stopped there last week expecting to spend the night and better part of the next day to finish our vacation on our way home. We got there and we couldn't believe how run down and vacant it looked. It has been three years since we visited. We did drive around the old part of downtown and the surrounding neighborhoods. It seemed like every third or fourth house was for sale. Most of the old bed and breakfasts that we loved were either vacant and for sale, or has changed names and owners. Downtown was basically dead. We had the run of the place. A few years ago, there was no place to park, trolleys ran full time and there were crowds in the shops. Now, we counted one trolley (with no passengers), we could've parked anywhere we wanted, and the there were about a dozen people walking around. It seems like every other shop is an art gallery. There were "rainbow" flags everywhere. To each his own, but I don't care to support that lifestyle monetarily, or in any other way. It seems that most of the former customers feel the same way, as none of them were there. I don't much care for the whole "metaphysical feel" that the new crowd has created there. Everywhere you look, it's either a holistic day spa, an "art" gallery, or a bar. To sum up, Eureka Springs is not what it used to be. It once was a thriving, restored Victorian town full of antiques, friendly shopping and attractions. Now it just looks like Woodstock, the day after. Needless to say, we didn't spend the night, or one dollar there. We drove home and spent the rest of the weekend in the swimming pool.