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Bath House

Denbighshire, Wales

Prestatyn Roman Bathhouse

The material used to construct this bathhouse were transported from workshops of the 20th Legion.

Yonezawa, Japan

Ubayu Onsen

Located in a remote mountain valley in Yamagata Prefecture, these hot springs have attracted bathers for over 450 years.

London, England

Victorian Bath House

This 19th-century Turkish bath house survived the Blitz of London and is now an events venue.

The Return of Swiss Cheese Baths

Melting into a tub of whey has a long history in the Alps.

Oriana Pauli July 26, 2022

Funaoka Onsen

Have a soak at this retro bathhouse, where you will find Japan's first electric bath, tiling from Spain, and wood carvings representing the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

Lightning Ridge, Australia

Lightning Ridge Artesian Bore Baths

On the outskirts of an opal-mining town, these baths fed by a massive underground aquifer are a natural spa.

The Roman Bath

The remains of an ancient bathhouse sit inside this aptly-named pub.

Harrogate, England

Turkish Baths Harrogate

The last fully working Victorian Turkish bath in England.

Glasgow, Scotland

Bearsden Roman Bathhouse

Remnants of the Roman empire's northern frontier nestled in suburban Glasgow.

The Roman Baths of Toledo

The fragmented remains of a massive public bath connected to the city's water supply.

Lincolnshire, England

Woodhall Spa Bath House

This former Victorian bathhouse was all the rage during the mid-19th century and put Woodhall on the map.

New York, New York

Russian and Turkish Baths Cafe

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

New York, New York

Matryoshka at Wall Street Bath & Spa 88

This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.

Hot Springs, Arkansas

Hot Springs Beer

This Arkansas town is known for its gangster history, its healing waters, and now its brews.

Bath Spa Water

Make like Jane Austen and sip from the fountain in this famed Pump Room.

Soak in These Photographs of Japanese Hot Spring Baths

For decades, Mark Edward Harris captured the calm and intimacy of onsens.

Winnie Lee August 22, 2019

Ancient Mesoamericans Calmed Down and Hooked Up in Sweaty Steam Baths

Temazcales helped indigenous people let off steam, until colonialism came along.

Sabrina Imbler August 21, 2019

The Roman Baths of Caracalla Will Not Be Getting a McDonald's After All

The relationship between Rome's cultural heritage sites and the burger chain is long and contentious.

Matthew Taub August 2, 2019