This entry is devoted to our excursion in the ice museum at Chena Hot Springs. Our tour was a half hour, but it was an amazing spectacle and so much imagination and talent. The inside is entirely created from ice and kept at 20 degrees. There is lighting and seat coverings and almost all the comforts you could want.
Upon entering and donning a parka you look into a large room which contains a raised bar area, living room and sculptures. There is a large chess set and a life size work of two horses with jousting knights. The back of the building is a hotel with four bedrooms and we were told that no one has stayed more than an hour. No wonder - it is cold in there.
Each bedroom has a theme and one has walrus throws and there's also a Christmas room with a decorated tree (all ice) and a polar bear room with the bear carved into the headboard. A raised area is designated as the chapel and people have actually gotten married there. We ducted low and entered an igloo and sat inside at a little table with fur covered stools. The biggest area is the bar where they will sell you an Appletini in a carved ice glass for $15. We passed on that deal since the souvenir glass melts before you get home.
Anyway we thought this place cute and creative and definitely not something you would find in South Carolina.
Upon entering and donning a parka you look into a large room which contains a raised bar area, living room and sculptures. There is a large chess set and a life size work of two horses with jousting knights. The back of the building is a hotel with four bedrooms and we were told that no one has stayed more than an hour. No wonder - it is cold in there.
Each bedroom has a theme and one has walrus throws and there's also a Christmas room with a decorated tree (all ice) and a polar bear room with the bear carved into the headboard. A raised area is designated as the chapel and people have actually gotten married there. We ducted low and entered an igloo and sat inside at a little table with fur covered stools. The biggest area is the bar where they will sell you an Appletini in a carved ice glass for $15. We passed on that deal since the souvenir glass melts before you get home.
Anyway we thought this place cute and creative and definitely not something you would find in South Carolina.
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