Where are slides, tunnels, ice sculptures, and frigid temperatures never reaching above nine degrees? Only in Siberia—until now. Now through Jan. 4, Siberia is coming to us.

The Gaylord National Hotel at the National Harbor has brought over two million pounds of hand-carved ice from Harbin, a small Chinese town just outside Siberia, to create an indoor winter wonderland. The display, appropriately named Ice!, depicts the story of Frosty the Snowman. Tickets range from $20 to $34.

Associate producer of International Special Attractions Andy Anderson works year round with the Harbin natives to create these icy wonderlands for locations all around the country, including Los Angeles and Nashville.

The larger than life sculptures are made entirely of natural ice and color. The carefully selected temperature of nine degrees assures that the ice will not melt because of warmth or crack because of cold.

“It’s like a giant popsicle with structure and food coloring,” Anderson said. “It feels just like plastic.”

Spectators are prepped for the frosty excursion with rentable, but complementary, enormous blue down parkas and rushed into the massive, insulated tent casually in the courtyard of the waterfront hotel.

Once the door shuts securely behind you, it seems as if you’ve been transported to another dimension of holiday cheer and North Pole-like temperatures. Tunnels of igloos and deeply colored ice sculptures of trains, children, animals and of course, Frosty the Snowman, cover the paths as audios of the classic holiday story are broadcasted aloud.

From room to room, carefully, handcrafted masterpieces lead you to a large opening complete with five, two-story slides, perfect for a race with friends and family. The crowd favorite attracts men and women of all ages. Even employees couldn’t help but take a turn—employee Calib Davis went down twice.

At the end of the path is a traditional, non-English speaking Harbin native, demonstrating the mastery of ice carving. Harbin is known for its intricate ice structures—carvers have even created cities of purely hand carved frozen water.

“Traditional artists couldn’t do it,” Anderson said. “They are born to be carvers.”

Throughout the holiday season, The Gaylord National Hotel will be hosting ICE! as well as multiple other events including Reindeer Round-up Scavenger Hunt and The Brightest Star Fountain Show.

So if you’re looking for a festive way to treat a date, friend, family or yourself, take a day trip to the closest route to Siberia.