{"id":38,"date":"2026-03-11T19:39:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T19:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dodson.dev\/gangster\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2026-03-11T23:11:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T23:11:37","slug":"the-museum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dodson.dev\/gangster\/the-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"The Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<section class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_0 et_pb_fullwidth_header et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_container left\"><div class=\"header-content-container center\"><div class=\"header-content et_flex_module\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">The Museum<\/h1><div class=\"et_pb_header_button_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_scroll\"><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>America's Premiere Gangster Attraction<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Open since 2008<br \/>Take yourself back to the days of the 20's, 30's, and 40's when mineral water, gambling, bootlegging, and other extreme pleasures brought visitors from all over the world to Hot Springs, Arkansas. The Gangster Museum of America is an historic and entertaining account of how some of the most notorious criminals in America co-existed with the quaint population of this little valley town in the mountains of central Arkansas. The audiovisual experience of the seven galleries is in itself worth the price of admission. Play in the antique casino and hear the historian in the museum theater relate who, what, when, and where stories that are fascinating, informative, and educational.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Robert K. Raines, CEO of Historical Attractions Inc.<\/strong>, is the founder and director of The Gangster Museum of America in Hot Springs, Arkansas. While researching a related subject in 2007, Robert discovered the fascinating history of Hot Springs, which included giants of industry, celebrities, presidents and other politicians, Hall of Fame athletes, and the most notorious criminals in America. His research resulted in the development and the opening in March, 2008 of the Gangster Museum of America. Since then, he has written, directed, and produced seven short documentaries focusing on the notorious visitors and residents of Hot Springs, as well as authoring a book sold internationally, titled Hot Springs From Capone to Costello. He is a media consultant for film projects in America and abroad concerning Hot Springs history, and his research over the last decade has brought to the surface a treasure trove of truths that have either been forgotten for generations, or diluted by trivial folklore. In addition, his studies have revealed to a broad audience the role Hot Springs played in American history.<\/p>\n<p>He is closely associated with local and national authors of the 20th-century organized crime genre. His background in music and television, along with his journalistic passion, results in an informative and entertaining look at Hot Springs history.<\/p>\n<p>He currently serves on the board of directors of the Arkansas Travel Council and the Arkansas Tourism Development Foundation, charged with building tourism in Arkansas. He regularly appears nation-wide on radio, television and internet broadcasts promoting what he calls \u201cthe multi-faceted jewel of the South, Hot Springs, Arkansas.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":20,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-38","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dodson.dev\/gangster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dodson.dev\/gangster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dodson.dev\/gangster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dodson.dev\/gangster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dodson.dev\/gangster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/dodson.dev\/gangster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105,"href":"https:\/\/dodson.dev\/gangster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions\/105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dodson.dev\/gangster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}