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Outside cave, showing other end of collapsed lava tube.
Shoshone, Idaho

Shoshone Ice Caves

This underground cave located in the most barren reaches of Idaho is filled with ice year-round.
A researcher on hands and knees surveys the rare flora and fauna on a "breathing hill" in the Upper Midwest's Driftless.
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The Ice Age Persists in the Upper Midwest, Where the Hills Breathe

In the Driftless, a rare combination of geological quirks has preserved ancient ecosystems. But climate change is coming.
Gemma Tarlach May 20, 2021
Entrance to the ice cave at Bixby State Preserve.
Edgewood, Iowa

Ice Cave of Bixby State Preserve

Chilly air billows out from the entrance of an abandoned mine on a steep hillside, providing a refuge for Ice Age fauna and flora.
El Malpais's topography is pockmarked with the cavernous openings of lava tubes, which shuttled the liquid rock thousands of years ago.
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When in Drought, Ancestral Puebloans Turned to Ice Blocks in Lava Tubes

Thirsty people once visited these ancient volcanic corridors.
Isaac Schultz December 9, 2020
Ice stalagmites.
Tulelake, California

Crystal Ice Cave

Each winter this underground cave forms a dazzling ice palace.
Glaciers regularly fluctuate with seasons, and the ice tunnel gets shorter as the summer stretches into fall.
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Swaddling Glaciers in Blankets Isn’t the Oddest Idea for Extending Their Lives

As glaciers and ice sheets keep dwindling, scientists are proposing everything they can think of.
Jessica Leigh Hester August 23, 2019
Low shrubs influenced by cave microclimate.
Pine Bush, New York

Ellenville Fault Ice Caves

The largest known open fault in the United States is basically a giant natural refrigerator.
Narusawa Ice Cave
Narusawa-mura, Japan

Narusawa Hyoketsu (Ice Cave)

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 
The Tunnel
Fairbanks, Alaska

Permafrost Tunnel

This frozen tunnel in central Alaska is both an engineering feat and a valuable climate classroom.
Mendenhall Glacier and Lake, and Nugget Falls, Tongass National Forest
Juneau, Alaska

Mendenhall Glacier

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.
Coudersport Ice Mine
Coudersport, Pennsylvania

Coudersport Ice Mine

Contrary to what one might expect, ice forms inside this small cavern during the summer and melts during the winter.
Unique ice crystal structures
McMurdo Station, Antarctica

Erebus Ice Tongue Caves

Southern Ocean waters and glacial forces transform the Antarctic ice into these stunning bridges and caves.
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Places You Can No Longer Go: The City of Ice

Lucas Adams November 5, 2015
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Siberian Permafrost Caves to Preserve a "Noah's Ark" of Rare Seeds

oriana leckert December 16, 2014
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A Guide to the Ice Caves of Iceland

Atlas Obscura April 17, 2014
View in an ice cave
Fox Glacier, New Zealand

Fox Glacier

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.
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Deep Freeze: Six Astonishing Ice Caves

Allison Meier December 10, 2013
Yakutat, Alaska

Guyot Glacier Ice Caves

Gorgeous cave resemble a winter wonderland.