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Funaoka Onsen
Kyoto, Japan

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 Baths
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 caldarium.
York, England

The Roman Bath

The remains of an ancient bathhouse sit inside this aptly-named pub.
Turkish Baths Harrogate
Harrogate, England

Turkish Baths Harrogate

The last fully working Victorian Turkish bath in England.
The Bathhouse's suburban surroundings.
Glasgow, Scotland

Bearsden Roman Bathhouse

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

The Roman Baths of Toledo

The fragmented remains of a massive public bath connected to the city's water supply.
Derelict former bath house.
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.
Gastro Obscura

Bath Spa Water

Make like Jane Austen and sip from the fountain in this famed Pump Room.
The women's bath at the Makiba-no-ie Ryokan in Yufuin, Ōita Prefecture.
hot springs

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
For Ancient Mesoamericans, the best way to chill was to get really, really hot.
volcanoes

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
If you look closely, the Baths of Caracalla look a bit like the Golden Arches.
ancient

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
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Brouwerij ’t IJ

This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.
Loop-the-Loop named themselves after the popular Coney Island coaster.
amusement parks

The Singular Queerness of Old Coney Island

Drag kings, queer burlesque, and bathhouses abounded.
Sabrina Imbler June 28, 2019
Queen Caroline's Bath.
London, England

Queen Caroline's Bath

The plunge pool is a surviving relic of a rowdy royal residence.
Ice cream on North Parade in Matlock Bath.
Matlock Bath, England

Matlock Bath

A seaside town with no sea in sight.