Worth the drive.

Bathhouse on the Great Western Highway at Blackheath in the upper Blue Mountains, with hot and cold bathing and sauna plus rest areas.

European-style public sauna in Leura, opened in 2022 and certified by Sauna from Finland.

Outdoor hot artesian bore bath in the opal mining town of Lightning Ridge, run by Walgett Shire Council.

Council-owned aquatic centre in central Moree built around naturally hot water from the Great Artesian Basin.

Contrast bathhouse in central Byron Bay with a Finnish sauna at 80 to 90°C, a 52°C steam room and a 38°C magnesium pool, plus two cold options: a plunge at 8 to 10°C and an ice plunge at 0 to 2°C.

Outdoor artesian bore bath just east of Pilliga village, about 56 kilometres from Wee Waa on a sealed road.

Chlorine-free contrast bathhouse on Bangalow Road in Byron Bay.

Natural thermal springs in Elsey National Park near Mataranka, where visitors float down clear, warm spring-fed water.

Natural thermal pool in Elsey National Park near Mataranka, set among palm forest and fed by crystal clear water that stays very warm all year.

Artesian spa complex in the outback town of Mitchell on the Warrego Highway, with two outdoor pools fed by Great Artesian Basin water.

Caravan and leisure park on the Kennedy Highway between Ravenshoe and Mount Garnet, with thermal pools fed by a natural hot spring.

Tiered natural hot springs on Ewamian Country in the Gulf Savannah, owned and run by the Ewamian people.

Warm artesian springs in remote Witjira National Park on the western edge of the Simpson Desert, managed by National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia.

Woodfired sauna floating on Lake Derby in the small mountain-biking town of Derby in north-east Tasmania, the original Floating Sauna location.

Thermal spring pool in forest at Hastings Caves State Reserve in Tasmania's far south, managed by Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania.

Communal bathhouse and day spa in the Hobart CBD, with a 28°C magnesium pool, 38°C spas, a 44°C steam room and an 80°C sauna.

Thermal springs and day spa set in coastal Moonah woodland on the Mornington Peninsula.

Subterranean bathhouse in the Continental Sorrento precinct with an 11-step, 90-minute ritual.

Geothermal mineral hot springs sanctuary on the Warrnambool foreshore, with open-air rock pools, sensory caves and cascading thermal waterfalls.

Historic mineral bathhouse in the Mineral Springs Reserve at Hepburn Springs, using local mineral water.

Private mineral bathing venue at the foot of the Dandenong Ranges in Montrose.

Geothermal hot springs above the Gippsland Lakes at Metung, drawing water from a well 500 metres below ground that reaches 45°C at the source.

Geothermal hot springs on the Mornington Peninsula with an all-ages Bath House offering over 50 bathing and wellness experiences, plus a separate adults-only Spa Dreaming Centre with over 70 across the whole site.

Recovery studio on Bussell Highway in Margaret River town centre, offering a traditional Finnish sauna, an infrared sauna, an ice bath and a magnesium hot plunge, with massage also available.