Destination saunas worth the trip

Brooklyn, United States

A 50,000 sq ft Brooklyn megabath that bills itself as the largest banya in the US.

Brooklyn, United States

A bathhouse on Flatbush Avenue with three saunas, among them a Finnish dry room and a temperate wet room, plus a steam room and hot, neutral and cold plunge pools.

Brooklyn, United States

Othership's Brooklyn bathhouse is on Kent Avenue in north Williamsburg.

Brooklyn, United States

Perspire's Williamsburg studio is on North 8th Street in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn, United States

A Russian bathhouse on Coney Island Avenue in Kensington, open every day from late morning until eleven at night.

London, United Kingdom

The Bath House is a Russian-style banya on Grosvenor Gardens in Belgravia.

London, United Kingdom

Rebase Recovery is a recovery studio on St Vincent Street in Marylebone.

London, United Kingdom

SweatLounge is an infrared studio on Chiswick High Road with a Sunlighten mPulse cabin for one or two people.

London, United Kingdom

An industrial-scale Russian banya in a Hoxton warehouse, with a parílka hot enough to make you reconsider your choices.

Los Angeles, United States

Perspire's Brentwood branch is an infrared studio on Wilshire Boulevard in west Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, United States

Perspire's Marina del Rey studio is on Lincoln Boulevard on LA's Westside.

Los Angeles, United States

Perspire's Porter Ranch branch is on Rinaldi Street in the north San Fernando Valley.

Los Angeles, United States

Formerly Beverly Hot Springs, this Korean bathhouse on North Oxford Avenue sits over a natural artesian well.

Sydney, Australia

A basement bathhouse beneath the Pacific Building on Bondi Beach's Campbell Parade.

Sydney, Australia

Sauna Amalfi is a small private-room studio on Simmonds Lane in Avalon Beach, on Sydney's Northern Beaches.

Sydney, Australia

Nature's Energy's Balmain bathhouse on Darling Street has a traditional sauna at around 80°C, an infrared cabin and a steam room.

Sydney, Australia

A bathhouse in the restored 1929 Spanish Mission-style Seymour's Building on the Pacific Highway in Chatswood.

Vancouver, Canada

A private wellness circuit on Granville Island, for one or two people per session.

Vancouver, Canada

Vancouver's largest sauna, a 50-person room running 82 to 90°C with aromatherapy aufguss sessions.

Vancouver, Canada

A 25-person electric sauna on the 5th floor with sweeping city views, plus a rooftop patio for cooling down.

Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria

Therme St.

Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria

Bad Kleinkirchheim's Roman-themed thermal bath spreads over three levels in the Carinthian Nockberge.

Barcelona, Spain

PAR is a communal banya in Barcelona's Eixample, arranged around a shared steam hall with hourly oil, venik and fan rounds.

Barcelona, Spain

A hammam in Barcelona's Eixample built around one steam room, which runs at 37°C for the black-soap coating and is then flooded to 46°C before the kessa scrub.

Dallas, United States

A Korean jjimjilbang on Royal Lane.

Dallas, United States

Sauna House is a recovery studio on Greenville Avenue where each private suite pairs an infrared sauna with a cold plunge.

Denver, United States

Perspire's Cherry Hills studio is on South University Boulevard in south Denver.

Denver, United States

A contrast therapy studio on South Broadway near Platt Park, where a booking gives you a private suite for an hour.

Gothenburg, Sweden

Hagabadet Älvstranden is the waterfront branch of a Gothenburg bathing and fitness club.

Gothenburg, Sweden

Hagabadet Drottningtorget is a city spa and lifestyle club in vaulted rooms behind a 17th-century Gothenburg wall.

Las Vegas, United States

Perspire's Summerlin studio is on South Rampart Boulevard on the west side of Las Vegas.

Las Vegas, United States

BATHHOUSE sits inside the Mandalay Bay complex on the Strip, in the hotel that swapped the Delano name for W Las Vegas in late 2024.

Madrid, Spain

A Moroccan hammam in Madrid, built around a steam room held at 42C and close to full humidity.

Madrid, Spain

A hammam on Plaza de la Morería in central Madrid, built around pools at different temperatures, a steam room and traditional marble basins.

New York, United States

Othership's first US bathhouse is on West 20th Street in Flatiron.

New York, United States

Italian-style luxury day spa in three restored 1934 army barracks on Governors Island, reached by ferry.

Paris, France

A 700 sq m hammam near Ourcq in the 19th, open since 2001.

Paris, France

A Moroccan hammam on Rue Montorgueil in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, worked by gommeuses from a women's cooperative in Morocco.

Perth, Australia

A communal bath house in Osborne Park, Perth, built around a circuit: hot mineral bath, ice bath, Finnish sauna, steam room.

Perth, Australia

A recovery studio on Clapham Lane in Cottesloe, a short walk from the beach.

San Diego, United States

Pure runs private infrared sauna suites in Bankers Hill, with a cold plunge beside them for contrast rounds.

San Diego, United States

Perspire's Del Mar branch has a San Diego address on El Camino Real.

San Francisco, United States

Onsen is a Japanese-inspired bathhouse on Eddy Street, built around a communal soaking tub.

San Francisco, United States

A three-storey Russian-led banya on the Bayview waterfront, fusing Russian parilka, Turkish hammam, German sauna and Roman bathing into one circuit.

Zürich, Switzerland

A wood-fired sauna boat you pilot yourself across Lake Zürich, no licence needed.

Zürich, Switzerland

Hammam Basar is a Moroccan-style bathhouse in Zürich's Seefeld, with women-only days alongside mixed ones.

Aix-en-Provence, France

A thermal spa in the centre of Aix-en-Provence, built over the town's Roman baths.

Algeciras, Spain

A small Moroccan-style hammam in Algeciras, open to women only.

Austin, United States

Perspire's Austin Southwest studio is on West William Cannon Drive.

Bad Blumau, Austria

Rogner Bad Blumau is a Hundertwasser-designed thermal resort in eastern Styria.

Bad Erlach, Austria

Linsberg Asia is an adults-only thermal bath and hotel in Bad Erlach, south of Vienna, on an east Asian theme.

Bad Griesbach i. Rottal, Germany

A four-star hotel in Bad Griesbach whose sauna sits in a rebuilt eighteenth-century Rottal farmhouse.

Bad Hofgastein, Austria

Gastein's thermal water feeds this bathing complex in Bad Hofgastein, where the Sauna World holds twelve chambers and its own thermal lake.

Bad Loipersdorf, Austria

A hotel in Bad Loipersdorf with its own 3,500 square metre bathing and sauna area.

Bad Ragaz, Switzerland

Bad Ragaz draws thermal water from the Tamina Gorge, and the public Therme holds eight pools indoors and out.

Bad Schallerbach, Austria

EurothermenResort Bad Schallerbach runs three bathing worlds in Upper Austria, and the Sauna-Bergdorf AusZeit is the sauna one.

Bad Tatzmannsdorf, Austria

A thermal resort in southern Burgenland with 24 saunas and 15 pools of thermal water.

Bad Waltersdorf, Austria

A thermal resort in Bad Waltersdorf, where day guests use the same healing-water bath as hotel guests.

Baileys Harbor, United States

Kiln is a cedar sauna that floats at the Gordon Lodge dock on Lake Michigan's North Bay in Baileys Harbor.

Bannockburn, United States

ELEOS is a float and infrared sauna studio on Waukegan Road in Bannockburn, north of Chicago.

Barretta, Australia

Kuuma is a wood-fired sauna on a boat that leaves Margate Marina, twenty minutes south of Hobart.

Bee Cave, United States

Perspire's Hill Country Galleria studio is in the outdoor shopping centre of that name in Bee Cave, west of Austin.

Berkeley, United States

Perspire's Berkeley branch is on Shattuck Avenue.

Bern, Switzerland

The Hammam Bern sits inside the Oktogon, the octagonal shell of Bern's first gasholder.

Birmingham, United States

Perspire's Birmingham studio is on Haynes Street in the Detroit suburb of Birmingham, Michigan.

Blue Springs, United States

Tru Elements is a wellness studio on NE Coronado Drive in Blue Springs, east of Kansas City.

Bollstanäs, Sweden

Hamam Oriental runs a Turkish bath in Bredden, north of Stockholm, built around the wash and scrub ritual.

Boston, United States

Moki's South Boston site has three Nordic saunas, one of them in an outdoor courtyard, with cedar barrel cold plunges indoors and out.

Bradenton, United States

Perspire's Heritage Harbour studio is on State Road 64 East in Bradenton.

Brisbane, Australia

The Bathhouse Albion fills a converted trades building in Brisbane's inner north.

Bryn Mawr, United States

SWTHZ Bryn Mawr is on Lancaster Avenue, on Philadelphia's Main Line.

Buffalo Grove, United States

Sky Spa & Sauna is a coed European-style bathhouse in Buffalo Grove, sold by the day pass.

Burlington, United States

SWTHZ Burlington is a contrast therapy studio on Middlesex Turnpike, north-west of Boston.

Byron Bay, Australia

The Byron Bathhouse is a small hydrotherapy centre on Bangalow Road, run alongside an integrative health clinic.

Calgary, Canada

Leela Thermal House runs contrast therapy as a private affair.

Canberra, Australia

Sauna Float ACT sits on the Emu Bank boardwalk beside Lake Ginninderra in Belconnen, Canberra.

Cannon Beach, United States

Loma Sauna House runs a hot-cold circuit on Spruce Street in Cannon Beach.

Cardrona, New Zealand

A wood-fired cedar barrel sauna on a working high-country farm in the Cardrona Valley.

Castle Rock, United States

Perspire's Castle Rock studio is on Promenade Parkway in Castle Rock, between Denver and Colorado Springs.

Cedar Park, United States

Cedar Banya is a Russian-style banya in Cedar Park, founded in 2025.

Champaign, United States

A Perspire studio on South Neil Street in Champaign, built around private infrared sauna suites.

Chicago, United States

Perspire's West Loop studio is on West Madison Street in Chicago.

Closter, United States

Perspire's Closter studio is on Vervalen Street in Closter, New Jersey.

Colorado Springs, United States

Perspire calls this studio Monument, though its address is Sky Vista Point in north Colorado Springs.

Corte Madera, United States

Perspire's Corte Madera studio is on Tamal Vista Boulevard in Marin County.

Costa Mesa, United States

Perspire's Costa Mesa studio is on East 17th Street.

Delray Beach, United States

Perspire's West Delray studio is on West Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach.

Derby, Australia

A wood-fired sauna floating on Lake Derby, a ten-minute walk over the suspension bridge from the mountain-biking town of Derby.

Dinner Plain, Australia

A Japanese-inspired bathing house at 1,590 m in Victoria's High Country, open through the ski season beside Mount Hotham.

Downers Grove, United States

Perspire's Downers Grove studio is on Ogden Avenue in the western suburbs of Chicago.

Duluth, United States

A floating barge sauna at Pier B on Lake Superior, a wood-fired Finnish cabin with windows over the water.

Dunsborough, Australia

Vitality runs an off-grid, wood-fired barrel sauna in Marybrook Forest between Dunsborough and Meelup, in Western Australia's south-west.

Edgewater, United States

SoJo is a Korean-style spa club on River Road in Edgewater, looking across the Hudson to Manhattan.

Erding, Germany

Therme Erding is a very large thermal resort outside Munich.

Fair Lawn, United States

BRC Day Spa & Sauna Resort is a Russian-style bathhouse on Broadway in Fair Lawn, open to walk-ins on a day ticket.

Falls Church, United States

Perspire's Falls Church studio is on Leesburg Pike in northern Virginia.

Fort Worth, United States

Perspire's Waterside studio is on Vision Drive in Fort Worth.

Franklin, United States

sēk is a woman-owned studio on Liberty Pike in Franklin, near Cool Springs.

Frauenkirchen, Austria

A lakeside therme in the Seewinkel, where a public sauna landscape sits beside the resort's own bathing lake.

Georgetown, United States

Perspire's Georgetown studio is on West University Avenue in Georgetown, north of Austin.

Gold Coast, Australia

Greenhouse is a bathhouse and plant-based canteen in Tallebudgera Valley behind the Gold Coast.

Granada, Spain

Andalusi-style Arab baths beside Plaza Nueva in central Granada, with cold, warm and hot pools in steam-heated rooms.

Grand Marais, United States

Sisu + Löyly runs two saunas on the Lake Superior shore in downtown Grand Marais, looking out to East Bay and Artists Point.

Haanja, Estonia

A working farm in the Haanja hills of Old Võromaa, keeping the UNESCO-listed Estonian smoke-sauna tradition.

Henderson, United States

Perspire's Green Valley studio is on South Green Valley Parkway in Henderson.

Hollywood, United States

Beach Banya is a Russian banya on the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk, steps from the Atlantic.

Huntington Beach, United States

This Perspire studio is on Goldenwest Street in Huntington Beach.

Hutto, United States

Perspire's Hutto studio is on Muirfield Bend Drive in Hutto, Texas.

Independence, United States

A winter sauna village on the shore of Lake Independence, at Camp Ihduhapi west of Minneapolis.

Irvine, United States

This Perspire branch is on Quail Hill Parkway in Irvine's Quail Hill area.

Jersey City, United States

Enso runs private infrared sauna suites on Central Avenue in Jersey City Heights, for one or two people.

Kettering, Australia

An electric sauna built from Tasmanian timber, on a boat moored at Oyster Cove Marina in Kettering, south of Hobart.

Kyle, United States

Perspire's Kyle studio is on Heroes Memorial Drive in Kyle, Texas.

La Pine, United States

Woodland Sauna is a wood-fired Russian banya among the pines near La Pine, built by a family who grew up with the tradition.

Laa an der Thaya, Austria

Therme Laa draws on a sodium-chloride-iodine spring in Lower Austria's Weinviertel that surfaces at 42 degrees.

Ladera Ranch, United States

Perspire's Sendero studio is on Gateway Place in Rancho Mission Viejo, in south Orange County.

Lake Mary, United States

This Perspire studio is in a suite on South International Parkway in Lake Mary, Florida.

Längenfeld, Austria

AQUA DOME sits in Tirol's Ötztal, where sulphurous thermal water fills twelve indoor and outdoor pools.

Lavey-Morcles, Switzerland

Les Bains de Lavey draws on the hottest thermal spring in Switzerland, which surfaces at 65 degrees.

Lawrence, United States

Jalu is a private bathhouse in woods and prairie north of Lawrence, built by hand by a Tibetan-American family.

Leawood, United States

Perspire's Leawood studio is on Ash Street, on the Kansas side of the Kansas City suburbs.

Lerum, Sweden

A sauna raft moored out on Lake Aspen at Lerum, reached by RIB boat from Aspen station.

Littleton, United States

Perspire's Highlands Ranch studio is on South University Boulevard, south of Denver.

Lodi, United States

Sunrise Sauna Club runs a wood-fired redwood barrel sauna on a trailer at Lucky's Lodge on Lake Wisconsin.

Long Beach, United States

This Perspire studio is at the Long Beach Exchange centre on McGowen Street.

Lucerne, Switzerland

Switzerland's first sauna boat, a wood-stove sauna with panoramic windows that you pilot yourself across Lake Lucerne.

Madison, United States

Saunaday is a communal bathhouse in downtown Madison, a block from Lake Monona.

Málaga, Spain

Andalusi-style baths in the old centre of Malaga, on Plaza de los Martires.

Mandurah, Australia

Haven is a small adults-only bathhouse on Reserve Drive in Mandurah, south of Perth.

Marseille, France

A seafront thalassotherapy house on Marseille's Corniche, where heated seawater feeds a jet circuit and a cool-to-warm walk.

McKinney, United States

Perspire's West McKinney studio is on South Custer Road.

Miami Beach, United States

Russian & Turkish Baths has run its Miami Beach bathhouse in the lower lobby of the Castle Beach Club since 1994.

Middletown, United States

Perspire's Middletown studio sits on Route 35 in Middletown Township, New Jersey.

Minneapolis, United States

A modern social sauna club in Minneapolis, built around a wood-fired Finnish sauna and a separate electric cabin.

Mission Viejo, United States

Perspire's Mission Viejo studio is on Santa Margarita Parkway.

Montvale, United States

Perspire's Montvale studio is on Chestnut Ridge Road in Montvale, New Jersey.

Morganville, United States

Marlboro Banya is a Russian-style bathhouse in a business park on Amboy Road in Morganville.

Mornington, Australia

Pond Bathhouse sits on Ross Street in Mornington, on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula.

Morrisville, United States

Perspire's Morrisville studio is on Village Market Place, between Raleigh and Durham.

Mountain View, United States

Perspire's Mountain View studio is on San Antonio Road.

Mullumbimby, Australia

The Banya is an adults-only bathhouse in the centre of Mullumbimby.

Naperville, United States

Perspire's Naperville studio is on South Naper Boulevard in Naperville, west of Chicago.

Nashville, United States

Urban Sweat's Green Hills studio, formerly CYL Sauna Studio, is in a suite on Hillsboro Pike in Nashville.

Newport Beach, United States

Perspire runs this Newport Beach studio as its Newport Bluffs branch, on Bison Avenue.

Nice, France

A hammam on Rue Desiree Clary in the east of Nice, opened by two sisters who pair the oriental steam bath with an esthetics room.

Nichols Hills, United States

Perspire's Nichols Hills studio is on Avondale Drive in Nichols Hills, Oklahoma.

Niles, United States

A 24-hour Korean jjimjilbang in suburban Niles with nine themed sweat rooms.

North Lakes, Australia

DIP Bathhouse is a bathing circuit in North Lakes, north of Brisbane.

North Miami Beach, United States

A Turkish hammam on Biscayne Boulevard in North Miami, built around marble bathing halls with a central gobek tasi.

Novi, United States

Perspire's Novi studio is on Grand River Avenue in Novi, northwest of Detroit.

Peachtree Corners, United States

Perspire's Peachtree Corners studio rents private infrared sauna suites by the session.

Pemberton, Australia

Vëska is a Belarusian-style wood-fired banya on a farm at Pemberton, in Western Australia's south-west, with a bistro cooking village recipes for its bathers.

Philadelphia, United States

A traditional sauna on Brown Street, booked privately for one to four people at a time.

Plano, United States

beem calls this studio North Richardson, but it sits on West Plano Parkway inside Plano.

Queens, United States

Four-story, four-season Korean jjimjilbang in College Point with themed sauna chambers (Himalayan salt, gold, jade, halotherapy, color therapy, dry, plus steam) and an ice room.

Raleigh, United States

Perspire's Olde Raleigh studio is on Edwards Mill Road in Raleigh.

Redmond, United States

Perspire's Redmond studio is on Cleveland Street in downtown Redmond.

Renton, United States

A social bathhouse in Renton, by the south end of Lake Washington, sold as timed day passes.

Richmond, United States

Good Hot calls itself a deconstructed bathhouse: five private wood-fired saunas along the Point San Pablo coastline.

Riverview, United States

Perspire's Riverview studio is on Sullivan Street in Riverview, Florida.

Rochester Hills, United States

Perspire's Rochester studio is on Walton Boulevard in Rochester Hills.

San Antonio, United States

Perspire's Culebra Commons studio is on West Loop 1604 North in San Antonio.

San Clemente, United States

Perspire's San Clemente studio is on Camino de los Mares in San Clemente.

Sandy Springs, United States

SweatHouz Sandy Springs is a contrast therapy studio on Roswell Road.

Santa Barbara, United States

A downtown Santa Barbara studio with private infrared cabins for one to six people.

Santa Clara, United States

Perspire's Santa Clara studio is at Rivermark Plaza in north Santa Clara.

Santa Clarita, United States

Perspire's Valencia studio is on Valencia Boulevard in Santa Clarita.

Santa Monica, United States

Perspire Sauna Studio on Montana Avenue is the Santa Monica branch of an infrared sauna chain.

Sarasota, United States

This Perspire studio is on South Tamiami Trail in Sarasota.

Sigriswil, Switzerland

Solbadhotel Sigriswil sits above the Thunersee, with a brine pool at the centre of its wellness floor.

Sigulda, Latvia

A pirts-led wellness retreat in the forests near Sigulda, known for three architecturally distinct bathhouses.

Sioux Falls, United States

A contrast therapy studio on South Sertoma Avenue in Sioux Falls.

Solana Beach, United States

Pure Infrared Sauna Studio has a branch on South Highway 101 in Solana Beach.

Sorrento, Australia

Aurora's subterranean bathhouse in Sorrento, within the Continental hotel precinct, takes day visitors on a booked 90-minute ritual.

Southampton, United States

Southampton Spa is a 12,000 square foot Russian and Turkish bathhouse just outside Philadelphia.

St Charles, United States

Perspire's St.

St. Moritz, Switzerland

The Alpine Spa belongs to the Grand Hotel des Bains, built over the mineral springs that made the town a resort.

Stallion Springs, United States

M Ranch Sauna is a cedar-lined Finnish sauna built behind the owners' home on a ranch in Stallion Springs.

Stamford, United States

Perspire Sauna Studio in Stamford is a branch of an infrared sauna chain on Newfield Avenue.

Strasbourg, France

A Moroccan-style hammam near the centre of Strasbourg.

Tampa, United States

Perspire's South Tampa studio is on South Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa.

The Woodlands, United States

Perspire's studio in The Woodlands is on Kuykendahl Road, north of Houston.

Thun, Switzerland

The only sauna boat on Lake Thun, leaving from Gwatt at the foot of the Berner Oberland, year-round and in any weather.

Torrance, United States

Perspire's South Bay studio is on Pacific Coast Highway in Torrance.

Turku, Finland

A hire-only sauna and dining space in the Oriketo industrial quarter north of Turku, in what was a beer warehouse's own sauna.

Ventura, United States

An infrared sauna studio on Telegraph Road in Ventura.

Walnut Creek, United States

Perspire's North Walnut Creek studio is on Oak Grove Road in Walnut Creek.

West New York, United States

Perspire's West New York studio is at Riverwalk Place in New Jersey.

Westminster, United States

This Perspire studio is at Orchard Town Center, the shopping centre beside Interstate 25 in Westminster.

Wien, Austria

Therme Wien is fed by the Oberlaa thermal springs on the southern edge of the city.

Winter Park, United States

Perspire's Winter Park studio is on Aloma Avenue, just outside Orlando.

Wyckoff, United States

Perspire's Wyckoff branch is an infrared sauna studio on Cedar Hill Avenue, booked by the session in private suites.