Harbin City, China

Midway isn’t the only city to celebrate winter with icy themed celebrations. Harbin, the chilly Chinese city celebrates the winter season with a magnificent Ice & Snow Festival, which sees an avalanche (no pun intended) of visitors every year to see the magnificent ice sculptures created by teams of artists. Visitors can wander through, up or over, these epic structures which are often record breaking in size and become even more enchanting at night when they are lit up in a surreal kaleidoscope of colours.

Once you have had your fill of clambering over icy monuments you may want to try a spot of dog sledding or ice skating under the traditional Chinese lanterns.