Spas with walk-ins welcome

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.

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.

Aspen, Colorado

A medical spa in Aspen's Airport Business Center offering non-surgical facials and laser treatments, with walk-ins welcome on weekdays 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

Boston, Massachusetts

A Newbury Street day spa and med spa in Back Bay offering massage, facials, hydrafacials and microneedling, closed Mondays.

Hammamet, Nabeul

Seafront thalasso spa in Hammamet Est with a thermal pool, 42 treatments, and day passes open daily from 8am to 7pm.

Scuol, Grisons

A year-round thermal bathing complex in Scuol with indoor-outdoor mineral pools, a brine pool, cold and warm grottos, and a fireside lounge.

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.

Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg

Modern thermal baths in Baden-Baden with indoor-outdoor pools and a Roman-style sauna garden, open daily 8am–10pm, day pass €40.

Istanbul

A working Ottoman hammam built in 1741 in Istanbul's Fatih district, offering traditional bath rituals with no day-pass option, only full treatments.

Hot Springs, Arkansas

A combined day spa and med spa in Hot Springs offering massages, facials, laser treatments and lunch-inclusive packages by reservation.

Asheville, North Carolina

Medical spa in Asheville offering injectables, PRP microneedling, red light therapy and a salt facial, with walk-ins accepted when space allows.

Bad Füssing, Bavaria

Medical spa inside Hotel Mürz in Bad Füssing-Safferstetten, open daily 8am-7pm with walk-in day passes for facials, massage and physiotherapy.

Eger, Heves

Outdoor thermal bath complex in Eger with sulfurous and radon medicinal pools, family pools and a slide pool, open daily from 9am to 7pm.

Pärnu, Pärnu County

Thermal bath complex in Pärnu with pools, saunas and hot tubs, open daily 7:30–21:30, day passes from €15 on weekdays.

Bad Füssing, Bavaria

Large thermal bath complex in Bad Füssing with 17 indoor and outdoor pools, a sauna area and therapy basins, open daily year-round.

Austin, Texas

A medical spa in Old West Austin offering facials, Botox, fillers, skin tightening and micro-needling, with reservations recommended.

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.

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.