FIND YOUR KIND OF ESCAPE

Explore hot springs around the world.

1304 geothermal places. Wild, wonderful, and worth knowing about.

1304 places to explore
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Cascate del MulinoWild & natural

Tuscany, Italy

Cascate del Mulino

Detailed visitor guide · Official sources reviewed

Travertine terraces beneath a Tuscan waterfall.

37.5°CFree entry
Goldbug Hot SpringsWild & natural

Idaho, United States

Goldbug Hot Springs

Detailed visitor guide · Official sources reviewed

A mountain soak with a view worth the climb.

VariesNatural pools
Blue LagoonResort & spa

Reykjanes, Iceland

Blue Lagoon

Detailed visitor guide · Official sources reviewed

Milky-blue geothermal water in a lava landscape.

37–40°CCheck admission
Umpqua Hot SpringsWild & natural

Oregon, United States

Umpqua Hot Springs

Detailed visitor guide · Official sources reviewed

Forest pools overlooking the North Umpqua River.

VariesNatural pools
Kirkham Hot SpringsWild & natural

Idaho, United States

Kirkham Hot Springs

Detailed visitor guide · Official sources reviewed

Hot waterfalls meet the cool Payette River.

VariesNatural pools
Jigokudani OnsenThermal park

Nagano, Japan

Jigokudani Onsen

Detailed visitor guide · Official sources reviewed

Geothermal mountain scenery and snow monkeys.

VariesCheck admission
Széchenyi Thermal BathResort & spa

Budapest, Hungary

Széchenyi Thermal Bath

Detailed visitor guide · Official sources reviewed

A grand Budapest bathhouse with open-air pools.

36–38°CCheck admission
Banff Upper Hot SpringsThermal park

Alberta, Canada

Banff Upper Hot Springs

Detailed visitor guide · Official sources reviewed

A classic alpine soak beneath the Canadian Rockies.

37–40°CCheck admission
Mammoth Hot SpringsThermal park

Wyoming, United States

Mammoth Hot Springs

Detailed visitor guide · Official sources reviewed

Ever-changing limestone terraces in Yellowstone.

VariesCheck admission
Glenwood Hot SpringsResort & spa

Colorado, United States

Glenwood Hot Springs

Detailed visitor guide · Official sources reviewed

A historic mineral pool in a Colorado mountain town.

32–40°CCheck admission
Chena Hot SpringsResort & spa

Alaska, United States

Chena Hot Springs

Detailed visitor guide · Official sources reviewed

A steamy wilderness escape outside Fairbanks.

VariesCheck admission
Hot Springs National ParkThermal park

Arkansas, United States

Hot Springs National Park

Detailed visitor guide · Official sources reviewed

Historic Bathhouse Row and ancient thermal water.

62°CCheck admission
Polynesian SpaResort & spa

Rotorua, New Zealand

Polynesian Spa

Detailed visitor guide · Official sources reviewed

Lakeside mineral bathing in geothermal Rotorua.

33–41°CCheck admission
Peninsula Hot SpringsResort & spa

Victoria, Australia

Peninsula Hot Springs

Detailed visitor guide · Official sources reviewed

Hilltop bathing on the Mornington Peninsula.

VariesCheck admission
Terme di CastrocaroResort & spa

Castrocaro Terme, Italy

Terme di Castrocaro

Detailed visitor guide · Official sources reviewed

A managed thermal spa for a pool-and-sauna day in Romagna, with separate medical treatments and important restrictions for children and visitors with reduced mobility.

VariesCheck admission
Takaragawa Onsen OsenkakuResort & spa

Tokyo, Japan

Takaragawa Onsen Osenkaku

Detailed visitor guide · Official sources reviewed

Resort & spa destination in Tokyo, Japan.

VariesCheck admission
PamukkaleThermal park

Denizli, Türkiye

Pamukkale

White mineral terraces above an ancient city.

VariesCheck admission
Hanmer SpringsResort & spa

Canterbury, New Zealand

Hanmer Springs

Thermal pools in a leafy South Island village.

34–40°CCheck admission
Beppu OnsenResort & spa

Ōita, Japan

Beppu Onsen

An entire city shaped by rising geothermal steam.

VariesCheck admission
Kusatsu OnsenResort & spa

Gunma, Japan

Kusatsu Onsen

A mountain onsen town with a steaming central spring.

VariesCheck admission
Termas GeométricasResort & spa

Los Ríos, Chile

Termas Geométricas

Red walkways weaving through a lush thermal ravine.

VariesCheck admission
Termas de PapallactaResort & spa

Napo, Ecuador

Termas de Papallacta

High-Andean thermal bathing among misty peaks.

VariesCheck admission
Thermae Bath SpaResort & spa

Bath, United Kingdom

Thermae Bath Spa

A rooftop thermal pool above a historic English city.

33.5°CCheck admission
Aqua DomeResort & spa

Tyrol, Austria

Aqua Dome

Sculptural thermal pools suspended in an alpine valley.

34–36°CCheck admission