The museum itself is quite small but very informative. It shouldn't take much more than 30minutes to go through all the exhibitions even if you read everything and watch the short videos. Definitely recommend pairing this with the museum of the northern people's just a few minutes walk away.

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Didn’t plan to visit this observatory but I’m glad I did. Get to learn about the drift ice and apparently it’s one of the very few places that one can see drift ice from land in the winter. The soft serve ice cream with sea salt is delicious and I love the handmade magnet of the lumpsucker is so cute. I can get it from the gachapon machine behind the ticket counter.

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interesting small museum there is a good 8 minute documentary movie make sure to get the front seat live specimens contain only sucker fish and sea angels, the latter are not angels since they are cannibalism eating only sea rabbits lower floor is a ice storage and you can borrow coats abd enter to touch ice berg fragments rooftop is view points of bay

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Very interesting place. There are real drift ice for visitors to experience in -15 degree room. The staff is very friendly and offered such a personalized experience for me and my family. Soft caramel sea salt ice cream is delicious and the view from the observatory is priceless. Worth the visit.

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The facility has three floors. The first floor is a souvenir shop. After purchasing a ticket, you go down to the basement level, which includes three sections: 1. Drift ice viewing – You can put on thick winter clothing to experience a temperature of minus 15 degrees Celsius, and there’s an interactive activity where you can freeze a wet towel by swinging it in the air. 2. A multimedia theater – It introduces the phenomenon of drift ice. This area is more suitable for children, with limited visual appeal or playability. The ticket isn’t very cost-effective. On the second floor, there’s a dining area, and the third floor is an observation deck.

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