Bathe among the bamboo, echinacea, and redwood groves: five outdoor bathtubs for the sybarites among us.
Above: An elevated outdoor bathtub at Napa Valley's Carneros Inn; see our post on Hotels & Lodging: Solage and Carneros Inn in the Napa Valley.
Above: Half indoor, half outdoor bath at the Mountain Research facility in Tokyo by General Design Co.
Above: An outdoor bathtub in Los Feliz by Alexandra Angle.
Above: An outdoor bathing pavilion in New England, via AT.
Above: Outdoor bathtub and shower at the Red Hill house via Desire to Inspire (L) and an outdoor bath on the deck in Big Sur's Rosehaven Bed & Breakfast (R).
Above: An outdoor bathing space in San Francisco by Boor Bridges Architects. To see more examples of bathtubs, check out some of our favorites in our Gallery.
N.B.: This is an update of a post originally published June 21, 2012.