Los Angeles is America's jjimjilbang capital. Koreatown's 24-hour spa complexes are the largest concentration of Korean bathing culture outside Korea, and around them the city layers Russian banyas, Latino temazcal practice, and the recovery-studio wave the fitness industry built. The full Los Angeles catalogue is in the iOS app.
"LA imported every bathing tradition on earth and gave each one a parking lot."
Koreatown is the anchor: multi-floor spas with kiln saunas, mugwort tubs, body-scrub tables, and sleeping floors, running around the clock exactly as they do in Seoul (Wi Spa is the famous flagship). Beyond K-town, LA's bathing map follows its migrations: banyas in West Hollywood's Russian orbit, temazcal ceremonies in the east and south, Japanese-inflected spa houses, and a dense new layer of sauna-and-cold-plunge studios serving the wellness economy.
The Los Angeles venues in the iOS app catalogue the Koreatown spas, the banyas, and the credible end of the recovery-studio wave. Gym saunas make the list only when the sauna would be worth visiting without the gym.
Each card links to a full venue page with hours, access notes, type, and editorial context. Cards are ordered alphabetically.
United States has 21 Curator's Picks across 9 indexed cities. Browse another or jump to the country page.
The iOS app is free. Curator's Picks are highlighted. Pro adds proximity alerts when you're near a saved venue.