Spas with outdoor baths

Sierraville, California

A non-profit hot springs retreat near Lake Tahoe with natural spring pools, reservation-only day and evening soaks, camping and rooms, closed Mondays and

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.

Piešťany, Trnava Region

Spa Irma on Piešťany's spa island offers historic mud and mirror thermal pools, a hydrotherapy circuit and a 60-treatment medical spa menu, adults only.

Archena, Murcia

Thermal spa resort in Archena, Murcia, with a 3,000m² thermal circuit, outdoor baths and a day pass from €23.

Palm Springs, California

Adults-only hotel spa at Tommy Bahama Miramonte in Indian Wells with 15 treatments, eucalyptus steam rooms, a hydrotherapy jacuzzi and saltwater pool.

Napa Valley, California

Adults-only resort spa built into a wine cave in Napa, with a vineyard-view pool, sauna, steam room and hot tub; reservations required.

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.

Mendocino, California

A redwood hot tub and sauna spa in Mendocino village, offering massage and private soaks mainly for guests of the adjoining Sweetwater Inn.

Bora Bora

A hotel spa at Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora with glass-floor treatment suites over the lagoon, limited to resort guests.

Santa Fe, New Mexico

A hotel-guests-only resort spa in Santa Fe with 15 treatment rooms, private soaking courtyards, saunas and steam rooms, built around Southwest-inspired rituals.

Hudson Valley, New York

A historic resort spa at Mohonk Mountain House in the Shawangunk Mountains, with a heated mineral pool, steam room, sauna and day passes for non-hotel guests.

San Diego, California

Resort spa on Mission Bay offering massages, facials and body treatments, with walk-ins welcome and a gym and yoga classes on-site.

San Diego, California

Adults-only day and hotel spa in Rancho Bernardo with gardens, whirlpools, a steam room and an 18-treatment menu, open daily 9am-6pm.

Pagosa Springs, Colorado

Hot springs resort in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, built around the geothermal Mother Spring, open daily for day-pass soaking or overnight stays.

San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta

A hotel spa inside the luxury Tierra Atacama lodge near San Pedro de Atacama, with indoor and infinity pools, sauna, steam room and treatment rooms, open only

Auckland

A family-run rainforest resort in the Waitakere Ranges near Auckland offering a day spa, private yoga and free hiking and biking trails.

Wulai, New Taipei

A hilltop Wulai B&B with sodium bicarbonate hot-spring baths in every room and an outdoor infinity pool, geared toward couples.

Hunter Valley, New South Wales

A resort spa inside Avani Cypress Lakes in Pokolbin, open to hotel guests for treatments, thermal pools, outdoor baths and a fitness and yoga space.

Carefree, Arizona

A 20-plus-acre desert wellness resort in Carefree, Arizona, with a full spa, pools, and 100-plus weekly fitness and mindfulness classes open to day visitors by

Calistoga, California

A 1952 Calistoga hot springs resort with three mineral pools at 85, 95 and 104°F, mud baths, overnight rooms and a day-pass option.

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.

Thatcher, Idaho

A riverside hot springs in Thatcher, Idaho, with outdoor thermal pools, day passes, and overnight stays in yurts, cabins, or tents.

Ojo Caliente, New Mexico

Historic New Mexico hot springs resort with communal mineral pools, private tubs, and day-pass soaking near Taos.

Rishikesh, Uttarakhand

An upscale riverside resort 18 km outside Rishikesh with an in-house spa, yoga studio and restaurant, open only to overnight guests by reservation.