Spas with thermal pool

Ojo Caliente, New Mexico

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

Furnas, Azores

Open-air thermal pools fed by hot mineral springs in Furnas, open daily 8:30am–11pm with day passes for walk-ins.

Guanacaste, Río Negro

Riverside volcanic hot springs with ten thermal pools and mud baths near Rincón de la Vieja volcano in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

Furnas, Azores

Volcanic-fed thermal pool at 42°C inside Terra Nostra Garden in Furnas, open daily with a day pass for all visitors.

Puelo, Los Lagos

Adults-only hot springs in Puelo with ten thermal pools, a sauna, steam room and individual herbal tubs, open daily with walk-in day passes.

Bagno Vignoni, Tuscany

A 5-star hotel spa resort in Bagno Vignoni with thermal pools, open only to overnight guests staying in the Val d'Orcia countryside.

New York City, New York

Thermal bath circuit and massages in a restored 1883 Tribeca textile factory, with a skylit tepidarium and candlelit thermal pools; reservation required.

Phoenix, Arizona

An all-suite Phoenix resort where the spa menu comes bundled with a 7-acre water park, but access is limited to hotel guests.

Paipa, Boyacá

Daily thermal pool complex outside Paipa, Boyacá, open 6am–10pm with on-site parking and a day-pass format for families.

Băile Herculane, Caraș-Severin

Hotel-based thermal spa in Băile Herculane with sulfur mineral baths, indoor and outdoor pools, jacuzzi and sauna, open to hotel guests.

Băile Herculane, Caraș-Severin

A 4-star hotel in central Băile Herculane with thermal pools, saunas, balneo and physiotherapy treatments, open to overnight guests.

Puyehue, Los Lagos

A forest resort spa in Puyehue, Chile, with volcanic thermal pools and outdoor baths, open only to hotel guests.

Leukerbad, Valais

A 30-room hotel in Leukerbad with a private thermal pool and sauna chalet, open to overnight guests only, overlooking the Gemmi massif.

Jūrmala

A hotel spa on Jūrmala's Jomas iela with saunas and thermal pools, open only to guests of the hotel.

Tucson, Arizona

Lakeside Spa at this 398-room desert resort in Tucson is open to hotel guests only, with two heated pools, a Jacuzzi and mountain views of Catalina range.

Bursa

Hotel spa in Bursa's Çekirge thermal district, guests-only access, with a thermal pool, hamam rituals and massage packages tied to multi-night stays.

Kurokawa Onsen, Kumamoto

Okunoyu is a ryokan onsen in Kurokawa Onsen, Kumamoto, with outdoor thermal baths open to day visitors and overnight guests, daily 8:30am–8:30pm.

Milan, Lombardy

Adults-only day spa in a Liberty-style building near Milan's Parco Sempione, with thermal pools, saunas, steam room and a hydrotherapy circuit.

Bad Ischl, Upper Austria

A salt-and-brine thermal bath complex in Bad Ischl with indoor/outdoor pools, a sauna world, and a rooftop wellness deck at the attached hotel.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Hotel spa at The Atlantic Resort on Fort Lauderdale Beach with sauna, steam room, cold plunge and thermal pool, for overnight guests only.

Charlotte, North Carolina

A moderate-priced day spa in Charlotte's SouthPark area with a sauna, steam room and thermal pool alongside massage, facial and body-treatment menus.

Băile Felix, Bihor

Strand Apollo-Felix is a year-round thermal pool complex in Băile Felix, Romania, with indoor and outdoor pools open daily from 8am to 8pm.

Tekapo, Canterbury

Outdoor hot pools, a cooler soak and a kids' aqua play area beside Lake Tekapo, with walk-in day passes and an on-site café.

Sirmione, Lombardy

Thermal baths on Lake Garda in Sirmione with hot tubs and thermal pools, open daily with a day-pass option.