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Fairbanks, Alaska: Fairbanks Ice Museum

Old movie theater converted into a gallery of ice sculpture. Features a 25-min. multi-media presentation, "Freeze Frame," about the annual Ice Classic. Sculptures in the Ice Showcase are behind glass, theater is warm.

Address:
500 2nd Ave., Fairbanks, AK
Directions:
At the corner of 2nd Ave. and Lacey St., in the old Lacey Street Theatre,
Hours:
May-Sep. daily 10-8 (Call to verify)
Phone:
907-451-8222
Admission:
Adults $15.
RA Rates:
Worth a Detour
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Ice slide.

Fairbanks Ice Museum

There wasn't really much to see. Video was nice, before you get to tour the museum, kind of long, and very cold in theater -- so dress warmly. Then you get to look at the ice sculptures. I was expecting more, and I don't think it was worth the price of admission. The ice slide was cool, but that was really it.

The ice museum at Chena Hot Springs was much better.

[Lisa, 05/03/2023]

Man rides down slide made of ice at the Ice Museum.

Fairbanks Ice Museum

Tours every hour. 20 minute video about ice sculpture competitions. Go inside a frozen oasis of sculptures. Ride down a slide of ice. See a carved bar, log cabin, dogsled team, snowmobiles, gold panning old man, animals and more.

[Derek Tellup, 06/26/2017]

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