Spas with walk-ins welcome

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.

Bormio, Lombardy

Family-friendly thermal baths in Bormio with chlorine-free pools heated to 37–40°C, plus sauna, steam room and adult-only wellness areas.

Hajdúszoboszló, Hajdú-Bihar

A medical thermal bath in Hajdúszoboszló, Hungary, with iodine-bromine-salt water pools treating rheumatic and joint conditions, open daily 7am–7pm.

Sirmione, Lombardy

A lakeside thermal spa in Sirmione with indoor and outdoor pools fed by sulphurous spring water, a vascular circuit, saunas, and a day-pass option.

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.

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.

Chaves, Norte

Thermal baths complex in Chaves, Portugal, built around natural hot springs, with hydrotherapy, sauna, steam room and massage on a day-pass basis.

Portorož, Coastal-Karst

Thermal baths and seawater pools in Portorož, open daily 7am–9pm with walk-in day passes and a large sauna park.

Hot Springs, Arkansas

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

Gold Coast, Queensland

A 90-minute hydrotherapy circuit in Southport with a Finnish rock sauna, 5° ice baths and hot/cold magnesium pools, day pass $49.

New York City, New York

A Brooklyn bathhouse built around the largest banya in the US, with Turkish and Moroccan hammams, multiple saunas and a hydrotherapy pool circuit.