Bathhouse

San Francisco, California

Adults-only Russian bathhouse in San Francisco's India Basin with steam rooms, cold plunge, rooftop deck and a café, open daily except Tuesday.

Seattle, Washington

A Russian-style bathhouse in South Lake Union with a hydrotherapy circuit and sauna, open to walk-ins daily except Monday, adults only.

Portland, Oregon

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

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.

Oslo

Waterfront sauna spot on Aker Brygge with shared and private saunas, sea bathing, and sauna boat trips on the fjord.

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.

Chantilly, Virginia

King SPA is a Korean bathhouse in Chantilly, VA, with gender-separated clothing-optional baths, mixed saunas, a restaurant, and day passes for walk-ins.

Munich, Bavaria

A Jugendstil bathhouse from 1901 in Haidhausen with two swimming halls, a Roman-Irish steam bath and sauna, day pool pass from €5.80.

Lisbon

Adults-only liberal sauna club in central Lisbon with pool, jacuzzi, steam room, dry sauna, cinema room and cruising areas, open to all genders and

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A Russian-Turkish bathhouse in Southampton, outside Philadelphia, with platza massage, a pool and multiple heat rooms, open to walk-ins with day passes.

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.

Port Douglas, Queensland

Ayurvedic-style massage and bathhouse studio in Port Douglas offering couples treatments, yoga and reformer Pilates, bookings required with no walk-ins.

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.

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.

Cotswolds, England

A wood-fired riverside sauna at Whichford Mill in the Cotswolds, with a cold-plunge bath, river dipping, and both private and communal sessions.