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São Miguel, Portugal

Violet Volcanic Tea

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.
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Hāngi

Preparing a traditional Māori feast requires a rock pit heated by fire or hot springs.
President Obama has become a symbol for a destination that predates him by over 1,000 years.
Unzen-shi, Japan

Obama Onsen

Japan's hottest hot spring has a memorable name.
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Cozido das Furnas

In this island town, stew gets cooked by volcano.
Kapishya Hot Springs.
Chinsali, Zambia

Kapishya Hot Springs

A secluded natural oasis hidden deep along a rainforest trail.
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Staraya Russa Salt

Make like Dostoyevsky and restore yourself with this Russian mineral.
Puente del Inca
Luján de Cuyo, Argentina

Puente del Inca

A brightly colored natural bridge formed by mineral-rich hot springs high up in the Andes.
San Jacinto, Nicaragua

Boiling Mud Pools of San Jacinto

Volcanic activity causes small pools of super-heated mud to boil furiously.
The medieval bridge, with the hot springs nearby.
Përmet District, Albania

Benja Thermal Baths

A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.
Slices of fresh hverabrauð.
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Hverabrauð

Iceland's thick, chewy "hot spring bread" is just like regular rye bread, with one big difference.
A team of about 25 people lifts the owan-mikoshi.
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The Annual Journey of a Giant Miso Soup Bowl

Every September in Yamanaka-Onsen, the owan-mikoshi gets a lift around town.
Hannah Kirshner November 9, 2017
The salt hill.
Egerszalók, Hungary

Salt Hill

The massive white mound and accompanying water terraces are a striking geological oddity.
Badab-e Surt.
Orost, Iran

Badab-e Surt

Iran's colorful terraces are a rare geological masterpiece.
Marobo Hot Springs.
East Timor

Marobo Hot Springs

No one is quite sure of the origins of these idyllic natural hot springs at an abandoned mountain resort.
The bathhouse on the Suwanee River.
White Springs, Florida

White Sulfur Springs Ruins

The abandoned bathhouse is all that remains of the hot springs considered Florida's original tourist attraction.
Gunnuhver, Iceland's biggest hot spring.
Reykjanes, Iceland

Gunnuhver

Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.
The Jefferson Pools
Warm Springs, Virginia

Warm Springs Pools

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.
Crystal River and Penny Hot Springs.
Carbondale, Colorado

Penny Hot Springs

A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.