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
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Comments (8)
11. Evans Plunge, Hot Springs, SD.
Beautiful! 3 appearances on the list from my home state, CO.
Looks like I need to get traveling again, as I haven't been to any of these!
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.
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.
I'm pretty sure the springs (pictured above) in Bath are not actually open to the public for swimming.
Those Japanese monkeys look like they're soooo relaxed.
Breitenbush Hot Springs in Detroit OR -- heaven on earth. Totally off the grid, amazing food, beautiful forest, and hot water. What more could anyone want?