Aurora Ice Hotel Fairbanks Alaska

Aurora Ice Museum

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Chena Hot Springs Resort is home to the world’s largest year-round ice environment, the Aurora Ice Museum!

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Mar 31, 2025
Chena Hot Springs Tour Review Our tour was unfortunately not what we had hoped for, though I want to emphasize that weather conditions, including the lack of Aurora visibility due to cloud cover, ar…Full review by ToryA147
Mar 27, 2025
The ice museum features many sculptures including horses, beds, ball designs, and even an ice glass you can drink a martini from. If you’re staying at the resort this is a must do.Full review by sivanmoyal
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
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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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