Best Natural Spring
Located in the Taupo Volcanic Zone near Rotorua, New Zealand, Wai-O-Tapu is an active geothermal area featuring colorful hot springs, steaming craters, and boiling mud pools. The site's vivid hues, such as the orange and green of the Champagne Pool, are caused by various mineral deposits. The nearby...
Located in western Hungary near the western end of Lake Balaton, Hévíz is home to the world's largest biologically active natural thermal lake. The lake covers an area of 4.4 hectares and is fed by a submerged spring cave that delivers mineral-rich waters. This unique hydrological feature maintains...
Thermae Bath Spa is a public bathing and wellness complex in Bath, England, using naturally warm, mineral-rich water from the city's thermal springs. Opened in 2006, it connects Bath's long history of bathing, including its Roman and Georgian traditions, with contemporary pools, steam rooms, and spa...
The Secret Lagoon, historically known as Gamla Laugin, is a natural geothermal pool located in the village of Flúðir in southern Iceland. Dating back to 1891, it holds the distinction of being the oldest public swimming pool in the country. The water is continuously fed by nearby geothermal springs,...
Los Pozones is an outdoor thermal spring complex located near the town of Coñaripe in Chile's Los Ríos Region. Situated in the Andean foothills along the Llanquihue fault, the site consists of a series of natural rock pools. Water temperatures in the pools vary, providing options for year-round soak...
The Samothraki hot springs are naturally heated mineral waters on Samothrace, a mountainous Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea. The best-known bathing area is around Therma on the island's northern side, where developed facilities and informal pools draw on geothermal water. Visitors combine th...
Sand Dunes Swimming Pool is a geothermally heated outdoor pool near Hooper, Colorado, USA, drawing naturally warm artesian water from the San Luis Valley aquifer.
Small backcountry hot springs in Los Padres National Forest, California, located a short distance from Big Caliente Hot Springs and offering cooler soakable pools.
