Spas with walk-ins welcome

Quebec City, Quebec

Siberia Station is a Nordic-circuit day spa in Charlesbourg, Quebec City, with hot tubs, saunas, cold plunges and a $60 day pass.

Carmel-by-the-Sea, California

Upscale day spa in Carmel-by-the-Sea's Golden Rectangle with sauna, steam, cold plunge and thermal pools, open daily from 6:30am.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Soft Handz is an adults-only day spa near Minneapolis/St. Paul with sauna, steam room, jacuzzi and cold plunge, open to walk-ins for a $50 day pass.

Sonoma, California

A boutique day spa in downtown Sonoma centered on infrared sauna and cold plunge drop-ins, plus massage, red light and PEMF therapy.

Santa Barbara, California

A downtown Santa Barbara day spa built around a private infrared sauna, salt room, cold plunge and a sound-and-light meditation pod, booked by appointment.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A Russian-Turkish bathhouse in Southampton, outside Philadelphia, with platza massage, a pool and multiple heat rooms, open to walk-ins with day passes.

Dax, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

A walk-in day spa in Dax with pool, sauna, hammam and Norwegian bath access, plus facials, massages and aquabike classes.

New York City, New York

A budget-friendly Korean-style bathhouse in Queens with indoor and outdoor hydrotherapy pools, saunas and a restaurant, open to walk-ins daily.

Duluth, Georgia

Korean jjimjilbang in Duluth near Atlanta with hot and cold tubs, saunas, and a food court, open daily from 9am and until 2am on weekends.

Chamonix, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Hotel spa at Heliopic Chamonix with an ice cave, cold-water well, hammams, sauna and a 15m pool facing the Mont Blanc massif, open to day visitors who book a

Park City, Utah

Hotel spa at Pendry Park City with six treatment rooms, a rooftop pool, whirlpool and herbal steam room, open daily 8:30am–4:30pm.

Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Resort spa at Teton Village with pools, soaking tubs, a rooftop hot tub, and facials built for Jackson Hole's dry alpine air.

Las Vegas, Nevada

A day spa inside Tuscany Suites & Casino in Las Vegas offering massage, facials and body treatments alongside sauna, steam and cold plunge access.

Arima Onsen, Hyogo

A moderately priced onsen bathhouse in Arima Onsen, Kobe, with a forest sauna, a large outdoor bath, yoga and an award-recognized restaurant.

Denver, Colorado

A walk-in day spa on Larimer Square in Denver with a sauna, cold plunge, compression therapy, LED light circuit, and an AI robot massage option.

Nashville, Tennessee

A Germantown contrast therapy studio with private suites pairing infrared sauna, cold plunge and a vitamin-c shower; day pass is $70.

Charleston, South Carolina

Contrast therapy studio in Mt Pleasant offering private 60-minute sessions with infrared sauna, cold plunge and vitamin-c shower; day pass $60.

Palm Beach, Florida

A Palm Beach Gardens studio offering 60-minute private-suite sessions combining infrared sauna, cold plunge and vitamin-c shower.

Charleston, South Carolina

Private contrast-therapy suites with infrared sauna, cold plunge and vitamin C shower in West Ashley, Charleston, by reservation.

Koh Samui, Surat Thani

A forest day spa on Koh Samui built around granite steam caves, waterfalls and plunge pools, open daily with walk-in or day-pass access.

Ibusuki, Kagoshima

Oceanfront outdoor onsen in Ibusuki where the two gender-assigned baths swap daily, with views of Mount Kaimon, the East China Sea, and Take-yama.

Taupo, Waikato

Adults-only geothermal pool complex in Taupo with five heated pools and a cold plunge, open daily noon to 9pm, no time limit.

Hot Springs, Arkansas

Historic 1924 thermal bathhouse inside the Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs, offering mineral baths, sauna and massage, with walk-ins welcome.

Queenstown, Otago

Adults-only bathhouse in central Queenstown with heated, ambient and cold pools, sauna and steam room, day pass $99.