When you need a sweet escape, pack up the car and head west to Wisconsin for Ice Castles exploration.

Ice Castles is a unique interactive attraction that is built using hundreds of thousands of icicles hand-placed by professional ice artists. The castles include breathtaking LED-lit sculptures, frozen thrones, ice-carved tunnels, slides, fountains and more.

The 5 hour drive, deserves an overnight stay and the Geneva National Resort offers family friendly accommodations and on-site ice skating, sledding and candlelight snowshoeing for a complete package of winter fun.

Weekday tickets are $25 for adults and $17 for children ages 4 to 11 years old. Weekend rates are $29 for adults and $22 for kids. Ice Castles opens for the season on January 27th.

Get tickets for an Ice Princess Brunch and join Elsa, Ana and Olaf for a Frozen fairytale experience. Tickets are $60 for adults and $40 for kids 4 and older. The special experience is offered on select dates in January and February.

Ice Castles @ Geneva National Resort & Club
1091 Hidden Cottage Circle
Lake Geneva, WI 53147

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