Offbeat Traveler: 2012 Jukkasjarvi, Sweden Icehotel
Construction on the Icehotel began in November and will be completed around New Year’s. (Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP / Getty Images)
Steel frames are used for support during the construction process. After the snow and ice freeze, the frames are removed. (Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP / Getty Images)
A construction crew member works on the Icehotel. (Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP / Getty Images)
Construction equipment at the Icehotel includes old-fashioned wheelbarrows. (Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP / Getty Images)
A room in last year’s Icehotel. The bed, made from blocks of ice, is covered with reindeer skin. The hotel also provides guests with sleeping bags to help keep warm at night. (Francois Campredon / AFP / Getty Images)
Last year’s chapel. (Francois Campredon / AFP / Getty Images)
The ice bar offers a variety of vodka drinks. (Francois Campredon / AFP / Getty Images)