Ice Hotel Alaska

Aurora Ice Museum

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(1K) · Museum in Fairbanks, United States
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Home to the world’s largest year-round ice environment, the Aurora Ice Museum! It was created from over 1,000 tons of ice and snow, all harvested at the …

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Mar 24, 2025
It absolutely is NOT worth the $20 per person and another $20 for the Appletini. It’s a cool concept and it’s interesting to see everything inside —for 10 minutes then we all were done. I think k the…Full review by frasersperch
Mar 15, 2025
Tourist trap is an underwhelming description. We had visited the Ice Sculpture Festival at the Fairbanks fairgrounds and .....WOW! The ice sculptures at the Ice Museum are not in the same class. W…Full review by Joe O
Oct 2, 2024
Many of the ice sculptures had melted due to a mishap recently. We were disappointed in what was there to view. If you're not into apple martinis I'd skip this.Full review by Janet S
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Adding to the elaborate list of Chena Hot Springs Resort’s of fascinating features is the Aurora Ice Museum. This unique museum we…
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Are advanced reservations necessary, not sure if we will be there on June 25 or 26th. Thank you for your response.
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I recommend advanced reservations as it can get booked pretty quickly. However, they are not required per their website.
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Answer by Rachel B · Jun 6, 2022
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With Covid, are they providing the parkas for the tours?
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Yes. Parkas are organized by size and available as you enter. It’s a help yourself and return your own.
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Answer by Joanne T · May 17, 2021
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Are the ice glasses molded and/or sculpted/turned on a lathe?
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If you do a video search on "aurora ice museum glass sculpted" you will see a 1 minute 19 second video that shows a glass being sculpted that quickly onsite. Very cool.
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Is it a good idea to be at chena hot springs all day? we are going to do the dog sled and some other activities in …
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Is it a good idea to be at chena hot springs all day? we are going to do the dog sled and some other activities in chena hot springs. What do you guys recommend and how much time should spend in chena hot springs?
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We were there last June. We spent a couple of hours at the hot springs. We swam in hot springs, the indoor pool and layed out in the sun a bit. They provide lockers, showers and blow …
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We were there last June. We spent a couple of hours at the hot springs. We swam in hot springs, the indoor pool and layed out in the sun a bit. They provide lockers, showers and blow dryers. While you are there, go to the ice hotel. Doesn't take a lot of time and buy an apple martini in an ice glass.
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Hello, I am going to Fairbanks and anchorage from March 8-March 14. I will be staying in Fairbanks for 3 nights 4 …
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Hello, I am going to Fairbanks and anchorage from March 8-March 14. I will be staying in Fairbanks for 3 nights 4 days. I want to know what is there to do in Fairbanks and places to eat? I will be staying in anchorage for 2 nights 3 days and I also want to know where to eat and what to do? I love to be outside and i love to go hiking and explore and try knew things. I am from Texas so we don’t deal with much snow and cold temperatures here as compared to over there. Thank you for helping me out.
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I’m not sure if there is a way to search by reviewer, but I traveled to both Anchorage and Fairbanks on my trip and wrote quite a few reviews while I was there that you can check …
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I’m not sure if there is a way to search by reviewer, but I traveled to both Anchorage and Fairbanks on my trip and wrote quite a few reviews while I was there that you can check out. I hope you have a great time!
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