Spas with walk-ins welcome

Denver, Colorado

A South Denver day spa built around a man-made Himalayan salt cave, plus sauna and massage, open for walk-ins and day passes.

Ojai, California

A walk-in massage studio in downtown Ojai offering reflexology, acupressure, hot oil and hot stone treatments every day from 10am to 10pm.

Chicago, Illinois

Thermal baths and spa rituals in a restored 1902 factory in West Town, Chicago, open daily for adults-only soaking and massage packages.

Santa Fe, New Mexico

A small medical spa in Santa Fe focused on advanced facials, skin rejuvenation and massage, by reservation.

Ainsworth, British Columbia

A lakeside hot springs resort in British Columbia's Kootenays with public thermal pools, a spa, restaurant and overnight rooms, closed Tuesdays.

Barcelona, Catalonia

Adults-only thermal baths in a converted 18th-century building near Barcelona's Born market, with soaking pools, massages and couples rituals.

Copenhagen, Capital Region

A thermal-bath spa in Vesterbro, Copenhagen, built around a signature Pediluvium foot-bath ritual plus a relaxation lounge and thermal pool.

Amman

A hotel hammam in Tla al-Ali, Amman, with marble bathing halls, a hot pool, sauna and Jacuzzi, offering about 20 treatments from a basic scrub to a $120

Bad Gastein, Salzburg

Thermal baths in Bad Hofgastein with indoor/outdoor pools, bathing lakes, slides, saunas and a sports medicine center, open daily year-round.

Sonoma, California

A Sonoma medical day spa run by a 25-year skincare specialist, offering non-toxic facials, microcurrent and micro-channeling treatments up to $350.

Singapore

Garden-set day spa inside Bishan Park 2 with 12 treatment rooms, outdoor baths, massages and facials using Elemis and Skinceuticals products.

Melbourne, Victoria

A Japanese-inspired bathhouse in central Melbourne with mineral baths, a cold plunge and a salt room, open late most nights on a walk-in or day-pass basis.

Asheville, North Carolina

A downtown Asheville salt cave with Himalayan salt walls, a hammam steam bath and massage rooms for solo visitors and couples, reservation-based.

Aspen, Colorado

A reservation-only Aspen studio offering private sound, energy and subconscious-journey sessions instead of classic spa treatments.

Las Vegas, Nevada

Adults-only hotel spa at Resorts World Las Vegas with a six-pool hydrotherapy circuit, salt room, and a themed Aufguss sauna show on weekends.

Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

A multi-level day spa near DC with indoor and rooftop hydrotherapy pools, several sauna types, lounges, an a la carte spa menu and eateries.

Banff, Alberta

A historic outdoor mineral pool run by Parks Canada on Sulphur Mountain in Banff, open daily and walk-in only, no reservations.

Seattle, Washington

A Russian-style bathhouse in South Lake Union with a hydrotherapy circuit and sauna, open to walk-ins daily except Monday, adults only.

Austin, Texas

Medical spa and day spa on South Lamar offering facials, injectables, massage and a signature $1,499 Mermaid Lift, open daily with private rooms and a stocked

Bangkok

Hotel day spa in Sathon with four signature treatments, couples rooms, and daily walk-in access from 10am to 8pm.

Aspen, Colorado

A downtown Aspen wellness studio offering sauna, cold plunge, IV drips, hyperbaric oxygen, red light therapy and sports massage, open daily 10am–6pm for adults.

New York City, New York

A Flatiron bathhouse with six thermal pools, a banya, dry and infrared saunas, a steam room and a salt pool, day pass from $39.

Miami, Florida

Day spa in the Sherry Frontenac Hotel's lower lobby in Miami Beach, with sauna, steam, cold plunge and thermal pool alongside massage treatments.

Beppu, Oita

A budget mineral-mud and colloid hot-spring bathhouse in the Myoban district of Beppu, open daily for walk-in day soaks or an overnight stay.