This cave is near the snout of Fjallsjökull, a glacier in Iceland's Vatnajökull National Park. Ice caves are best visited in the winter months, as summer melt can make them prone to collapse.

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This article appeared as "Ice Palace" in the January/February 2016 print edition of Sierra.