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Nature Ice Palace on Hintertuxer Glacier offers colorful, chilling views

A woman takes a photograph of the Natur Eis Palast (Nature Ice Palace) inside the Hintertuxer Glacier in the Austrian province of Tyrol August 10. The glacier is located in the Zillertal Alps at the
A woman takes a photograph of the Natur Eis Palast (Nature Ice Palace) inside the Hintertuxer Glacier in the Austrian province of Tyrol August 10. The glacier is located in the Zillertal Alps at theLisi Niesner / Reuters
By Rich Shulman

Wow. I'm thinking Superman's Fortress of Solitude, and you can actually visitthere.

Update: Reuters photographer Lisi Niesner retells his experience in his blog post "Walking the Glacier".

A man with a torch walks in the Natur Eis Palast (Nature Ice Palace) inside the Hintertuxer Glacier in the Austrian province of Tyrol August 10. The glacier is located in the Zillertal Alps at the
A man with a torch walks in the Natur Eis Palast (Nature Ice Palace) inside the Hintertuxer Glacier in the Austrian province of Tyrol August 10. The glacier is located in the Zillertal Alps at theLisi Niesner / Reuters
A woman takes a photograph of the Natur Eis Palast (Nature Ice Palace) inside the Hintertuxer Glacier in the Austrian province of Tyrol August 10. The glacier is located in the Zillertal Alps at the
A woman takes a photograph of the Natur Eis Palast (Nature Ice Palace) inside the Hintertuxer Glacier in the Austrian province of Tyrol August 10. The glacier is located in the Zillertal Alps at theLisi Niesner / Reuters
Rich Shulman