In Brooklyn, 4 of the curated saunas fit this cut. See the full Brooklyn guide for every venue, or keep scrolling for just the aufguss saunas.
Every aufguss sauna in Brooklyn
Bathhouse — Atlantic Ave
$$Brooklyn, United States
The third Bathhouse location, on Atlantic Ave in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Same thermal-circuit format as the Williamsburg flagship: hot pools, cold plunges, sauna, steam rooms, hammam and daily aufguss, sized for a neighbourhood crowd. Industrial Brooklyn aesthetic carries through.
Bathhouse — Williamsburg
$$Brooklyn, United States
The original 2019 Bathhouse, and the biggest of the three NYC locations. Eight thermal pools, one of the largest stadium-seating saunas in the city, steam rooms, a hammam and a restaurant. Daily aufguss rituals, low-lit design, industrial Williamsburg aesthetic.
Othership — Williamsburg
$$$Brooklyn, United States
Othership's Brooklyn bathhouse is on Kent Avenue in north Williamsburg. Tiered cedar benches face a brick-clad stove in the sauna, and the cold side is a set of shared plunge pools. Sessions are booked as guided classes or self-led free flow, and swimsuits are worn throughout.
World Spa
$$$Brooklyn, United States
A 50,000 sq ft Brooklyn megabath that bills itself as the largest banya in the US. The setup spans Eastern European banyas, Finnish saunas, Moroccan and Turkish hammams, a Himalayan salt room, a snow room and an onsen circuit. You move between rituals, then collapse on a chaise by the fireplace lounge.