Spas with walk-ins welcome

Austin, Texas

Contrast therapy studio in East Austin with a communal garden sauna-and-cold-plunge setup, private suites, and red light sessions, day passes from $25.

Los Angeles, California

Women-only Korean sauna and spa in Koreatown with steam room, scrub treatments, and affordable day-pass pricing, open daily 7am-10pm.

Boston, Massachusetts

A 1885 steam bath in Chelsea, MA, with a women-only night on Mondays and men-only hours the rest of the week, built around a hot granite steam chamber and

Las Vegas, Nevada

Hotel spa inside Hilton Grand Vacations on the Las Vegas Strip, open to non-guests via day pass or booked treatment, minimum age 16.

Denver, Colorado

Downtown Denver massage studio with 22 treatments, cold plunge and sauna, built for membership-based regular visits rather than one-off day passes.

Noosa, Queensland

Day spa on Hastings Street in Noosa Heads with a hydrothermal circuit, day passes, and walk-ins welcome.

Jackson Hole, Wyoming

A day spa next to the Trailborn hotel in Jackson Hole with an outdoor pool deck, salt lounge and day passes for walk-in soaks or treatments.

San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato

Family-friendly hot springs park near San Miguel de Allende with indoor and outdoor thermal pools, a kids' splash area, and day passes for walk-ins.

Scottsdale, Arizona

Day spa in South Scottsdale focused on facials and a signature holistic massage, with sauna, steam room, thermal pool and cold plunge on site.

Monroe, New Jersey

Affordable day spa in Williamstown, NJ with sauna, steam room and thermal pool, offering massages, facials and couples treatments.

Columbia, Maryland

A luxury medical and day spa in Columbia's Town Center combining facials, massage and laser/injectable treatments with a thermal pool, sauna and steam room.

Houston, Texas

Day spa in Houston's Westside with a grotto pool, outdoor pool, steam rooms and sundeck, plus an on-site restaurant; walk-ins welcome.

Nozawa Onsen, Nagano

A public day-bathing hall in Nozawa Onsen village with indoor hot and warm baths plus an outdoor hot spring bath, open to walk-ins year-round.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Day spa in Northeast Philadelphia with a full hydrotherapy circuit of saunas, hammam, cold plunge and pools for a $60 day pass.

Vail, Colorado

A small massage and facial spa on the second floor of the Solaris building in Vail, offering nine treatments with no day pass.

Atlanta, Georgia

Korean day spa in Norcross near Atlanta with hot and cold baths, sauna rooms, salt room and a restaurant; day pass runs $30.

Houston, Texas

A Korean jjimjilbang in Houston with clothing-optional bathing pools, sauna and steam rooms, $58 day pass, adults 18+ only, walk-ins welcome.

Gero, Gifu

Gero's riverside hot-spring source pool in the town center, where visitors can touch the water and take photos, though full bathing has been banned since

Denver, Colorado

A medical spa in Thornton offering Japanese head spa treatments, body wraps, chemical peels and B12 shots, with sauna, steam room and pool access.

Orlando, Florida

Medical spa in Orlando offering facials, massage, body contouring and couples packages, with an on-site sauna, steam room and thermal pool.

Temescal Valley, California

Adults-only hot springs resort in Temescal Valley with 19 outdoor mineral pools, red clay baths, and a cave-like grotto, open daily 9:30am-5pm.

Calistoga, California

A Calistoga hot springs spa built around mud baths, with private couples rooms and mineral pools open daily from 8am to 11pm.

New York City, New York

A below-street-level day spa in NoHo with thermal baths, a three-story indoor waterfall, sauna, steam room and cold plunge, plus massage and facial treatments.

Seattle, Washington

Neighborhood day spa in North Admiral, Seattle, offering massage, facials and pedicures with a private nail room and steam room.