On The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, how do you get to the 5th maiden?

Question

I know where it is, but i cant figure out how to get in...

Answer 1

Ice Palace:

To get in, you must come from the Light World. The warp tile on the large island in Lake Hylia will take you here. Also note that the Ice Palace is huge! Bring some potions because you're gonna be here a while.

The Compass: Surprisingly easy to find. But then again, the compass isn't that much of a help. In the first basement, it's in the southernmost room. To get to it, simply push the ice stone in the center room to the right and go down a room. It's in a Treasure Chest in plain sight.

The Map: And you thought this was going to be easy. NOT!! Here goes. In the first basement, go north from the center room. Use the switch in the room covertly so that you can be on the top half of the room yet still have the orange tiles down. A bomb works well in doing this, even though it's possible to use the boomerang. Blow a hole in the floor where it's weak. In the next room there is a skeleton guy. Whack him with your sword, then place a bomb to rattle his bones. Then the door will open to the south. Go through, and in the next room work your way west so you can go through the exit on the south wall. Go through the next room and east in to the next room to find a staircase. Go down the stairs. In this room are some Pengators, use the Hookshot to make short work of them. Go north. Now, avoid the big spiked eye and go to the right. In the next room, use your hookshot to get past the spikes unharmed. Go through the up stairs which are on the right side of the screen. Finally, you're in the room with the map. But to get to it, you must use the hammer to pound down the moles and the Titan's Mitt to pull up the block. Pull on the tongue of the statue to make the Treasure Chest containing the map appear. Wheh!

The Big Key: Once you get to the room with the map it's not to difficult to get the Big Key. Move to the right one screen and go up the stairs. You're there! It's right in that Treasure Chest in plain sight.

The Big Treasure: The Blue Mail. Remember on the way to the map the room with the spikey eye in it? Get back there. This time go to the door on the left into a real icy room. Go down the stairs. Now your in a room with a real weak floor. Place a bomb and fall down the pit. Ta da! Now you've got the Blue Mail.

Trouble Spots: To defeat the ice creatures who melt off the wall, you need to use the Fire Rod. Conventional weapons just won't cut it. Now this is a big trouble spot and it's called getting to the boss's room. Immediately after obtaining the blue mail, go to the room to the east. We'll call this room the "pit" room for convenience's sake. Go north from this room. In the next room go up the stairs which are at the north wall. In the next room go south. You'll see a skull pot. You'll probably pick it up. You'll find a trigger. Unfortunately, there's nothing to trigger it with. You guessed it - that's the mystery to this place. Now go to the east one room and hit the switch. Go back up the stairs to the "pit" room again. Notice that you can't get to the blocks on the left side now because of the orange switch. You have to find an alternate way. Go east one screen, then south , then west. Now go up the stairs in this room. From this room, go around the "fence" to the door on your right. Enter into the icy room. You must pick up a skull pot and hit the trigger to go on to the room to your left. Go through that door, and fall in the pit. Go east one room and you're back in the "pit" room. Push one of the blocks down the pit. Now fall in the pit yourself. Remove the skull pot, and push the block on the trigger. Go south one room. Pull the statues out of your way and lift up the big stone on your left. Fall in the pit, and you've made it to the boss. After this ordeal, you're probably ecstatic that you're facing a boss and about to leave!

The Boss: Kholdstare

The Prize: Heart Container, 5th Maiden, and the 5th Crystal (and the ability to leave!)

Answer 2

The 5th Maiden is located within the Ice Palace, if I'm not mistaken.

To get into the dungeon, you have to find the "Fountain of Happiness" (the place you spend 100 rupees to increase your arrows or bomb capacity) in the Light World, which is located where the Ice Palace is in the Dark World. Both are in Lake Hylia.

Pull the dark stone outside the entrance to the fountain to find a portal into the dark world & inside the Ice Palace (& inside the dungeon).