Maria Lease discovered Miracle Hill, an area famed for the mineral spring waters that gave Desert Hot Springs its name, during a wellness retreat years ago. The water comes from underground aquifers ...

• Iceland's Blue Lagoon is one of the best-known hot springs in the world thanks to its bright blue waters. • Visited by royalty dating to antiquity, the Pamukkale Thermal Pools in Turkey offer a ...

The healing power of heat has been felt ever since the Romans built settlements around hot springs 2,000 years ago. It would come as no surprise to our ancestors, then, that a growing number of ...

Soaking in hot springs has been scientifically proven to be good for your health: not only are the minerals in the water good for your skin, but the hot water relieves stress and sore muscles and ...

Colorado has what some folks might call liquid assets—the state is home to almost 30 thermal sites where visitors can take a warm, relaxing dip with a scenic mountain backdrop. In fact, there's a ...

Thermal bathing is an interesting concept, anthropologically speaking. Archaeologists have traced the practice back to before 11,000 BC – though experts aren’t entirely certain whether a dip in a ...