6 of the World’s Dreamiest Hot Springs

Photo: Travertine Hot Springs, Bridgeport, California – April 28, 2014. Photo credit: John Fowler via Flickr. CC BY 2.0. Article by Eden Gordon. Mental Floss – May 8, 2026.

There’s nothing like sinking into a hot spring to make all your problems seem to dissolve—and it turns out that they actually might sometimes be capable of doing just that. Hot springs have long been seen as medicinal, and many ancient cultures used them for healing rituals, ceremonies, and detoxification practices. Today, hot springs are still popular choices for anyone looking for rejuvenation. Modern science, meanwhile, has been increasingly backing up what the ancients have always known: hot springs really do have medicinal properties. […]

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