Spas with cold plunge

Portland, Oregon

An 18-and-up, clothing-optional spa in Portland's Kerns neighborhood with a salt hot tub, sauna, steam room and cold plunge, reservation required.

Miami, Florida

A walk-in sauna and cold plunge studio in Miami built around contrast therapy, with day passes and split morning and evening hours.

Wanaka, Otago

A lakefront wood-fired sauna at The Outlet in Wānaka running guided or self-guided group sessions with cold dips in the lake between rounds.

Vail, Colorado

A day spa and recovery club in downtown Vail with hot tub, sauna, steam room, cold plunge and salt lounge, plus day passes and fitness access.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

A South Hills float center offering sensory-deprivation float tanks alongside sauna and cold plunge, with a 60-minute float starting at $89.

Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

A float therapy studio in Alexandria offering sensory-deprivation floats, sauna, cold plunge, and red light therapy sessions.

Cedar Park, Texas

Cedar Park float spa offering sensory-deprivation float therapy plus sauna, steam room and cold plunge, open daily 8am-10pm.

Austin, Texas

Float tank spa in South Austin's South Lamar area offering sensory-deprivation floats, sauna and cold plunge, 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.

Los Angeles, California

Day spa in West Hollywood with wet and dry banyas, pool, sauna, cold plunge and café; day pass is $110, walk-ins welcome.

Palo Alto, California

A Palo Alto day spa built around private hot tub and cold plunge suites, with about 50 treatments and couples options, open daily by reservation.

Houston, Texas

A Houston day spa on E Airtex Dr with two locations, offering massage, facials and body treatments alongside a sauna, steam room, cold plunge and thermal pool.

Los Angeles, California

A 24-hour Korean jjimjilbang on Wilshire Blvd in Westlake with single-sex bathing floors, a family-friendly sauna level and a rooftop terrace.

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.

The Colony, Texas

A day-soaking spa in The Colony with mineral pools at varying temperatures, seven saunas, cold plunges and a poolside café.

Park City, Utah

A reservation-only day spa in Sandy, Utah, built around scalp spa treatments, plus sauna, steam, cold plunge and thermal pools.

San Diego, California

Korean-style day spa in Kearny Mesa with red clay and salt saunas, hot and cold tubs, an ice room, and walk-in day passes.

Seattle, Washington

A moderate-priced day spa in Bellevue's Wilburton area offering full-body massage and foot reflexology alongside a sauna, steam room and cold plunge.

Lake Tahoe, California

Lakeside spa inside Tahoe Lakeshore Lodge in South Lake Tahoe, with a hot tub, polar plunge and dry sauna, by appointment only.

Nashville, Tennessee

Upscale Midtown Nashville day spa with sauna, steam room and cold plunge, offering massages, facials, body treatments and couples packages.

Santa Barbara, California

A reservation-based day spa in downtown Santa Barbara built around private infrared sauna, salt room and cold plunge sessions.

Chicago, Illinois

Upscale day spa in Lincoln Park, Chicago, where booking any treatment unlocks all-day access to a hydrotherapy circuit, thermal suite and outdoor terrace.

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria

Adults-only bathhouse in Mornington with magnesium baths, ice plunge, sauna and steam rooms; walk-ins welcome.

Tucson, Arizona

A resort day spa at Westward Look in Tucson with a thermal pool, sauna, steam room and cold plunge, open daily 9am-6pm by reservation.