10 Coldest Vacation Spots
| January 23, 2015
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4. Icehotel, Sweden
This hotel boasts the immediate appeal and image that many people have in mind when they think of an exotic winter getaway. The Icehotel is rebuilt every single year outside of the city of Kiruna. The hotel is made of over 30,000 tons of ice and snow, and the temperature is unsurprisingly frigid. On average, it sits at around 23° F (-5° C).
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