Steamworks Chicago, Chicago

About Steamworks Chicago

Steamworks is Chicago's gay bathhouse, open 24/7 on North Halsted Street in the heart of Northalsted (Boystown). Operating since the early 1990s, it spreads a pool, eucalyptus steam room, dry sauna, whirlpool, and a full circuit gym across multiple floors, alongside private rooms, darkrooms, and a lounge with food service. Theme nights rotate through the week, with bear nights, younger-crowd nights, and lights-out sessions among the regular fixtures. The location is the practical draw: you're within walking distance of the rest of the strip's bars and clubs, which makes Steamworks easy to fold into a night out rather than treat as a destination of its own. It's a large, well-equipped facility that draws both locals and travelers passing through the neighborhood, open around the clock every day of the week.