At a hotel known as Arctic Bath deep in Swedish Lapland, natural beauty, cold weather, and all-encompassing silence are key design elements. Consider a trip to this magical destination if you're ...

The floating structure with a cold plunge pool at its center went viral before it even opened. But does it live up to the hype? Welcome to One Night In, a series about staying in the most unparalleled ...

Clearwater Wellness Co launched the SnowCap, the world’s first thermoelectric ice bath requiring no ice or plumbing. Backed by $700,000 in ...

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Join Fanny on the exhilarating journey of the "Ice Bath Challenge" in the icy realms of Sweden! Watch as she carves a hole in a frozen lake and takes on this extreme test of endurance and mental ...

The ice beneath my feet was crystal clear, a window into the depths of Lake Mälaren, about 30 miles west of Stockholm. To my untrained eye, the frozen surface looked like a thin pane of glass, on the ...

Swap overcrowded ice rinks for the real thing, and skate beneath the aurora borealis on the frozen sea in Swedish Lapland. Luleå’s various ice tracks are open for skaters, drivers and winter hikers.