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Communal bathing · St. Anthony Main, Minneapolis

Come to
the water.

A watershed moment is a turning point. Ours begins with warm water, deep quiet, and the healing that only happens in community.

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The story

Seventeen years of dreaming a bathhouse for this city.

Founder Nell Rueckl traveled the world for wellness wisdom: European thermal springs, retreats across Asia, Indigenous healers, the old water rituals. She brought it all home to the 1883 Switch House by the Mississippi, and in 2022 opened the Twin Cities' first communal bathhouse. Earth tones and natural light above; below, a subterranean circuit lit in cobalt and aqua, with a projection wall carrying the cosmos across the water.

"Participating in community allows us to become more whole as individuals. It's transformational at every level." Nell Rueckl, founder
The bathing ritual · 2.5 hours

Seven steps. One current.

A 2.5-hour reservation, moved through at your own pace. Begin anywhere, return to anything. There is no rush here. The water keeps its own time.

01
Shower
Rinse the day away and set your intention.
02
Soak
Sink into the warm communal pool.
03
Steam
Breathe deep in the aromatic mist.
04
Sauna
Let the dry heat open everything.
05
Cold plunge
A bright shock. The turning point.
06
Reset + restore
Hydrate, rest, and let it all settle.
07
Repeat
Return to any element, as many times as you like.
Treatments & healing

A whole array of ways to heal.

Bathe
The bath ritual
The 2.5-hour cycle: soak, steam, sauna, cold plunge, rest. From $63.
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Bodywork
Massage
Signature, deep tissue, shiatsu, Thai, reflexology, and more.
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Skin
Facials & skin
Bespoke facials, dermaplaning, and cosmetic acupuncture.
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Wellness
Acupuncture & TCM
Acupuncture, cupping, gua sha, and microneedling, customized to you.
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Energy
Energy & intuitive healing
Dynamic body balancing, reiki, sound therapy, and hypnotherapy.
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Step inside

A room that holds the whole sky.

Below ground, the bath hall opens into something otherworldly: warm cobalt water, and the cosmos drifting across the walls. You feel it before you can name it.

The subterranean bath hall with cosmic projections on the walls
The bath hallSeasonal skies and cosmic scenes drift across the water in the lower-level baths.
Hands preparing bath herbs and salt over a private soaking tub
The ritualBath herbs, salt, and oils, prepared by hand.

"There are rocks that are cobalt blue."
— Nell, on the light below

Two sanctuaries & more

The current is rising across the city.

And more is rising still: a market and food, new rituals, and more room to gather. Watershed keeps growing toward the same idea, a place to come home to the water.

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St. Anthony Main

The original. Inside the historic 1883 Switch House on 2nd St SE, steps from the river and the Stone Arch Bridge.

Opening 2026

North Loop

A second sanctuary at 250 N 3rd Ave: rooftop pool, saunas, private soaking tubs, a tatami room, and a meditation garden.

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Watershed

Come home
to the water.

514 2nd St SE · Minneapolis, MN
Open daily 9am–11pm · (612) 331-4182