10 Geothermal Hot Springs To Visit— that you wish you had at home —

10 Geothermal Hot Springs To Visit
— that you wish you had at home —

Geothermal hot springs, naturally warmed by the superheated ground water from the Earth's core, are a great way to bathe or relax. Not only are they powered naturally, but the communal aspect of a shared facility is a great use of resources. There are natural hot springs on every continent, so check out these ten picks after the jump ...

These 10 springs featured at Web Ecoist are some of the most stunning springs around - so instead of drawing that bath heated by natural gas, head to one of these locations for some beautiful scenery and a relaxing good time.

Glenwood Hot Springs – Colorado, USA
Liard River Hot Springs – British Columbia, Canada
Baños del Inca – Cajamarca, Peru
Ouray Hot Springs – Colorado, USA
Sakurajima Hot Springs – Japan
Snorralaug Hot Spring – Iceland
The Roman Baths – Bath, UK– Iceland
Jigokudani Hot Springs – Japan
Strawberry Park Hot Springs – Colorado, USA
The Blue Lagoon – Iceland

Visit Web Ecoist for a more complete description.

Photos and selection via Web Ecoist.

Comments (7)

11. Evans Plunge, Hot Springs, SD.

posted by whytephoenix on July 9th 2009 at 2:23pm
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Beautiful! 3 appearances on the list from my home state, CO.

posted by karaalexis on July 9th 2009 at 2:42pm
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Looks like I need to get traveling again, as I haven't been to any of these!

posted by poweredbytofu on July 9th 2009 at 3:14pm
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La Fortuna, Costa Rica- multiple hot springs areas from Arenal Volcano. Tabacon resort, Baldi resort, and a public access hot springs whose name I can't remember but is easily as nice and scenic as either of the more expensive places. Loads of flowers and hot waterfalls since its less a single source springs but more a hot river.

posted by Faithbck on July 9th 2009 at 6:04pm
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My favorite: Furnas, Sao Miguel, Portugal.

At the same time, I'm pretty sure its more eco friendly to draw a bath in your home than to fly to a remote destination to get in a hot spring. Not saying I wouldn't do it, but I think that confuses people.

posted by vazius13 on July 10th 2009 at 9:05am
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I'm pretty sure the springs (pictured above) in Bath are not actually open to the public for swimming.

posted by mh330 on July 10th 2009 at 11:52am
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Those Japanese monkeys look like they're soooo relaxed.

posted by Alaricus on July 11th 2009 at 12:40am
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