As a lifelong thalassophile, my choice of getaways has always revolved around a body of water, even in the wintertime. And while I can’t always be by an ocean or lake, the next best thing I’ve found is staying at hotels with an infinity pool—their boundary-less appearance tricks the eye, creating an optical illusion that makes it hard to decipher where the water ends and the distant landscape begins.
From infinity pools perched atop the rugged Big Sur coastline to heated waters over a busy New York City airport tarmac, here are ten hotels with infinity pools worth checking out across the United States.