The World's Great Hot Springs · Trailwind

Geothermal water worth building a cold-season trip aroundThe World's Great Hot Springs is a hand-picked Trailwind collection of 16 places: Geothermal water worth building a cold-season trip around. Every entry has its own guide with the best time to go, what's nearby and how to build a trip around it.

Banff Upper Hot Springs, Canada

Beppu, Japan

Chena Hot Springs, United States

Gellert Baths, Hungary

Glenwood Hot Springs, United States

Hakone, Japan

Jigokudani Monkey Park, Japan

Kurokawa Onsen, Japan

Kusatsu Onsen, Japan

Liard River Hot Springs, Canada

Myvatn Nature Baths, Iceland

Noboribetsu, Japan

Papallacta, Ecuador

Szechenyi Thermal Bath, Hungary

Termas Geometricas, Chile

Terme di Saturnia, Italy

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Trailwind finds the moment a trip is unusually possible: the right season, a cheap fare, your open dates, and rare skies. Browse by calendar:

Cosmic calendar — meteor showers, eclipses and aurora, and the best time to see each

Nature's calendar — wildlife migrations, blooms and seasonal wonders, and when to go

World culture calendar — festivals, celebrations and rituals, and when they happen (Holi, Diwali, Day of the Dead and more)

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