Spas with affordable

Ubud, Bali

A walk-in sauna and herbal steam house in Ubud with self-service löyly, four cold-plunge pools, a fire pit and café, open daily 8am–9pm.

O Grove, Galicia

A thermal spa on Isla de la Toja combining a seawater hydrotherapy circuit with a mineral-medicinal water balneario, open daily with a day pass option.

Banff, Alberta

A historic outdoor mineral pool run by Parks Canada on Sulphur Mountain in Banff, open daily and walk-in only, no reservations.

New York City, New York

A Flatiron bathhouse with six thermal pools, a banya, dry and infrared saunas, a steam room and a salt pool, day pass from $39.

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.

Lake Tahoe, California

Family-friendly hot springs resort near Lake Tahoe with outdoor pools, private indoor soaking rooms and saunas, open daily on a walk-in basis.

Portland, Oregon

A member-run bathhouse in Concordia with a clothing-optional salt-water hot pool, cedar sauna and courtyard, day passes from $18.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Two Indianapolis locations for cryotherapy, infrared sauna, Normatec compression and float therapy, with walk-ins welcome.

Gero, Gifu

An outdoor-only onsen in Gero with rock-built baths, a cascade bath and three-temperature pools, open daily except Thursdays.

Austin, Texas

Contrast therapy studio in East Austin with a communal garden sauna-and-cold-plunge setup, private suites, and red light sessions, day passes from $25.

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.

San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato

Family-friendly hot springs park near San Miguel de Allende with indoor and outdoor thermal pools, a kids' splash area, and day passes for walk-ins.

Nozawa Onsen, Nagano

A public day-bathing hall in Nozawa Onsen village with indoor hot and warm baths plus an outdoor hot spring bath, open to walk-ins year-round.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Day spa in Northeast Philadelphia with a full hydrotherapy circuit of saunas, hammam, cold plunge and pools for a $60 day pass.

Atlanta, Georgia

Korean day spa in Norcross near Atlanta with hot and cold baths, sauna rooms, salt room and a restaurant; day pass runs $30.

Gero, Gifu

Gero's riverside hot-spring source pool in the town center, where visitors can touch the water and take photos, though full bathing has been banned since

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.

Duluth, Georgia

A 24-hour Korean bathhouse in Duluth with a $30 day pass, sauna rooms, cold plunge, thermal circuits and a junior Olympic pool.

Saratoga Springs, New York

A floating Nordic-style sauna moored on Saratoga Lake, with a 15-person cabin, roof terrace and lake plunge, open daily except Monday.

Chicago, Illinois

A 24-hour Korean bathhouse and sauna complex in Niles near Chicago, with 11 heat rooms, hot and cold pools, and a $45 day pass covering walk-in access.

Reykjavik, Capital Region

A tiny free geothermal footbath on the Seltjarnarnes coast near Reykjavik, good for warming your feet while watching the sunset or northern lights.

Pärnu, Pärnu County

A 193-room medical spa hotel in Pärnu with a pool and sauna complex, salt therapy, physiotherapy and water aerobics, open to day visitors.

Monroe, Utah

Natural hot spring pools fed by mineral water in rural Monroe, Utah, open 24/7 with day-pass soaking and funky bus and cabin lodging on site.

Los Angeles, California

Women-only Korean spa and sauna in Koreatown with a $25 day pass, body-scrub massages and clothing-optional bathing areas.