There is a strange breed of person that loves freezing cold. These people live for the winter, the ice, the snow, the blizzards, and temperatures that make you cry icicles. If this sounds like you, you probably also seek out adventure and travel in the coldest places in the world. That being the case, you probably want to know about places to stay in the Arctic and Antarctic Circles. Check out the following, if you are going to face frigid cold head on.

Kavik, Alaska

This is as far as you go north in United States territory. There is a camp there, on the edge of the frozen wilderness that takes in tourists for hunting and outdoor sports. Most of the mid- to late winter, Kavik is a barren wasteland of snow and ice with dangerous predators who will eat you if they are hungry enough. The rest of the year, you may run into other humans like yourself, who love the cold, and love the outdoors. Kavik gets its name from the Russians that established it back when Alaska belonged to Russia.

​The Ice Hotels of Greenland and Norway

Greenland is more ice than green. Norway is cold and frozen half the year, but that does not stop its residents from throwing "midnight sun" parties. If you are really adventurous, book reservations to stay in an ​ice hotel​ in one of these two countries. You literally sleep in caves of ice on animal furs laid over massive blocks of hard ice. Most people that go there do it for the bragging rights, but others do it because they are like you; they love the cold.

​The Science and Research Center at the South Pole

No one goes to the South Pole. It is far colder, far harsher, and significantly less people-friendly than any other place on Earth. Still, you will find a couple of camps near the South Pole. These are for researchers who are studying penguins and ice core samples to get a better understanding about how living organisms can live in such a cold, barren place. On occasion, they open the research center's doors to tourists in order to make some extra money to fund their research. It is a win-win; you get to go someplace really cold and hand-feed penguins, and the researchers get more money to fund their research. You will stay in the onsite makeshift cabins while you are there, and you can only fly in, or be boated to the edge and dogsled your way to the camp