Whether in a German spa, a Czech peat bath, or a Finnish sauna, a fun part of travel can be getting naked with strangers.

Hot springs are nice, but now wellness seekers can dip their toes into places around the world with new experiences inspired ...

A little bit of Norway has arrived in Upstate New York with the state’s first public floating sauna. KOS Sauna has launched ...

With my intense travel schedule, I savor detours where I put away the schedule and notes and simply enjoy the moment. | Rick Steves says one of Europe’s best detours is a visit to a public bath or spa ...

Sauna culture is heating up, and not in the quiet, niche way it once did. What began as a regional tradition closely associated with Nordic life has moved into the global mainstream, propelled largely ...

How do you like to spa? Surrounded by trees and water and birdsong? Overlooking a lake with a horizon of distant mountains?

They’re not just a relaxing luxury you can get at the spa.

Southern Germany is dotted with spa towns boasting spring-fed baths with purportedly therapeutic mineral water. Another one of my favorites is in the Bavarian valley town of Schwangau, where the Royal ...

I donned my robe and blue banya hat, a traditional sauna cap, and joined dozens of New Yorkers eager to sweat and socialize against the backdrop of the Williamsburg Bridge. On the short walk from the ...

Infrared saunas are the definition of a hot wellness trend. They’re popping up in gyms, spas and even the homes of sweaty enthusiasts, with proponents lauding benefits that include improved heart ...