Saunas, Bathhouses and Cold Plunges in Pittsburgh

6 places to sweat in Pittsburgh: 4 contrast therapy studios, 3 infrared sauna studios, 2 traditional and wood-fired saunas and more. Each listing shows the heat, the cold, the price and the rules, with the date we last checked.

6 places, 4 with a cold plunge. Checked November 2026.

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• AURA Sauna Studio South Hills

  Bethel Park

  The South Hills outpost of a Pittsburgh-founded infrared sauna studio, in Bethel Park, where each guest gets a private infrared sauna room with color light therapy they can adjust themselves.

  Infrared

• AURA Sauna Studio Strip District

  A woman-owned infrared sauna studio in the Strip District, founded by a mother and daughter, with six private full-spectrum infrared saunas that pair the heat with color light.

  Infrared

• Bad Sauna

  A Scandinavian-style community sauna built into a black shipping container on the patio of the ASCEND climbing gym in Point Breeze, with three cold plunges, a fire pit and a busy calendar of themed sessions.

  Traditional saunaContrast therapyCold plunge

• Degree Wellness Fox Chapel

  Indiana Township

  A recovery studio in Indiana Township north of Pittsburgh with a full-spectrum infrared sauna and a cold plunge, set up so you can alternate between the two for contrast therapy.

  InfraredContrast therapyCold plunge

• Signal Sauna

  An outdoor pop-up Nordic sauna on a former vacant lot in Pittsburgh's East End, with a wood-fired sauna that seats eight and a cold plunge for contrast sessions.

  Traditional saunaContrast therapyCold plunge
  190°FNo plunge

• The Ripple

  A hydrotherapy space on Butler Street in Lawrenceville with hot tubs, cold plunges and both infrared and steam saunas, where guests move between hot and cold at their own pace.

  BathhouseContrast therapyCold plunge