During the Roman Empire, bathhouses were more than a clean place to rinse off the grime from the grind; they were central to ...

The Turkish bath typically features a spacious, circular marble main steam room with high ceilings. It is heated by a furnace, with hot air flowing through conduits beneath the floor.

A man takes a bath in a chamber with basin of Turkish bath inside the Haseki Hurrem Sultan Hamam, in Istanbul, Turkey, on Jan. 17, 2017. (Photo by Arif Hudaverdi Yaman/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images ...

Book a day pass (Monday-Thursday, $85; Friday-Sunday, $125), slip on a robe or peshtemal (Turkish bathing towel), and set aside several hours to enjoy blissful amenities like a salt therapy lounge ...