One U.S. national park characteristically emphasizes health and well-being through its mineral waters — Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas. In the early 1900s, Hot Springs National Park was the ...

If you’re into health, but have never been to a hot spring, you really should add this to your travel bucket wish list. Hot springs are natural pools of geothermally heated water that emerge from the ...

From onsens in Japan to high-altitude pools in Bolivia, the photographer Greta Rybus shares highlights from her search for thermal waters. Looking out from the simple changing room at a hot springs ...

Amanda Eyre Ward is a New York Times-bestselling novelist whose novel THE JETSETTERS was a Reese's Book Club pick. Amanda writes about travel, food, and wellness for Travel + Leisure, Texas Monthly, ...

Texas Monthly’s Small-town Travel series explores the culture and history of destinations off the beaten path, offering advice on where to stay, eat, and sightsee. On a hillside along the San Juan ...

Murrieta Hot Springs, a palm-shaded haven of steaming streams and coveted mud just north of Temecula, has been home to a Christian Bible college, a TV-free vegetarian commune and a popular mostly ...

A Cahuilla legend written by an elder in the 1990s tells the tale of the spring’s creation: “The head man, Tu-to-meet, was tired and sick and lame, so he took his who-ya-no-hut [staff of power], which ...

In Colorado, a mountain retreat blends hot springs, family-friendly attractions, and overnight stays for travelers seeking ...

The water bubbles up hot from the earth and sunlight filters down through the branches of mighty oaks. But before you can soak in Santa Barbara County’s highly popular Montecito Hot Springs, you’ll ...

La Verkin • Tourists and visitors to the southern Utah town of La Verkin will soon no longer have to resort to bathtubs or backyard spas to enjoy a hot-water soak. More than a decade after La Verkin ...