In the United States, 8 of the curated saunas fit this cut. See the full the United States country guide for every venue, or keep scrolling for just the historic saunas.
Every historic sauna in United States
Berkeley Springs Roman Bath House
$$Berkeley Springs, United States
The bathhouses at Berkeley Springs State Park are state-run spas fed by the town's warm mineral springs. The menu is led by massage and private Roman or whirlpool mineral baths, with a short sauna session sold alongside. The Old Roman Bathhouse holds a walk-in mineral bath heated to 102°F.
Buckstaff Bathhouse
$$Hot Springs, United States
The Buckstaff has worked Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs since 1912. Its bathing ritual still moves you through a private whirlpool tub of thermal spring water, a sitz bath, a steam cabinet and hot towel packs, with a short massage on the fuller packages. Baths are walk-in only, men on the first floor and women on the second.
Chicago Bath House
$$Chicago, United States
A 1906 Russian banya in Wicker Park, anchored by the Red Square hot room. Stones in the granite chamber are heated overnight, then doused for the next day's steam. A Finnish sauna, eucalyptus steam, plunge pool, restaurant and bar and platza treatments round it out.
Duluth Family Sauna
$Duluth, United States
A 1920s Finnish steam-bath running continuously in downtown Duluth, the last of its kind in the city. Single-sex private rooms with a wood-bench sauna, a simple shower and a rest area. Affordable, walk-in and family-run, with no spa overlay.
Russian & Turkish Baths
$$New York, United States
An 1892 East Village institution still run alternately by two owners on rotating weeks, so vibe and rules shift week to week. Circuit is a Russian radiant-heat parilka, Turkish steam room, redwood Finnish sauna, aromatherapy room, ice plunge, and roof deck. Walk-in only, gritty and communal, with venik (oak-leaf platza) treatments and borscht in the cafe.
Schvitz Health Club
$$Detroit, United States
The Schvitz has been a bathhouse on Oakland Avenue in Detroit since 1930, and it is the last historic one left in the city. Admission covers both saunas, the pool, a locker and towels. Some sessions are for all genders in swimsuits, and others are men-only or women-only.
The Schvitz
$$$Cleveland, United States
The Schvitz is a Russian-Turkish bathhouse in Cleveland, running since the 1920s, with dinner upstairs included in admission. Downstairs, a steam room heated past 220°F sits beside a cold plunge pool, showers and a patio. Most days are men only, and Sundays alternate between women-only and co-ed days.
White Mountain Sauna Haus
$$North Conway, United States
A restored 1890s barn on the Local Grocer campus just outside North Conway, with two Finnish saunas and cold plunges. Between rounds there are firepits and a deck facing the White Mountains. Sessions are shared, swimsuits are worn, and a Nordic café and bar serves food on site.