Beverly Hot Springs

Beverly Hot Springs sits on N Oxford Avenue in East Hollywood, drawing its water from a 105-degree artesian well roughly 2,200 feet underground. It's billed as the only natural mineral hot springs spa in Los Angeles, and the main draw is the soaking: a large hot mineral pool paired with a cold plunge, a steam room and a dry sauna.

The spa operates clothing-optional and has gender-specific hours, so single-sex bathing is the norm rather than mixed soaking throughout the day. Walk-ins are welcome, and a day pass covering the pools and steam/sauna facilities runs $50. Beyond soaking, there are nine treatments on the menu, following a Korean bathhouse tradition of full-body scrubs, oil massages and facials performed on a table after you've softened up in the water.

It's an adults-only space, which fits the clothing-optional setup and the hands-on nature of the scrub treatments. Parking is free on site, a real plus in this part of town. The spa is open seven days a week, 10am to 8pm, with adjusted hours on major holidays like Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's.

Given the price tier, this reads as an affordable option for the natural hot springs experience in LA, more about the mineral water and traditional scrub ritual than spa-resort polish. Anyone squeamish about nudity or close-contact scrubbing should look elsewhere, but regulars come back for the water itself and the no-frills, old-school bathhouse feel.