On the guided Wieliczka Salt Mines tour, you’ll learn about the history of salt mining in Poland and marvel at the beautiful art and intricate chambers all carved from this common mineral.

in mining, technical and artistic terms, and the completeness of the evidence of the historically ancient working of rock salt in this region of what is today Southern Poland. The Wieliczka Saltworks ...

Instead of destroying these once-prosperous businesses of the bygone industrial era, the Polish government has invested in the ... the Kraków metropolitan area is the legendary Wieliczka Salt Mine. It ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Ancient Salt Mines of the Indians ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 135 No. 2 (August 1926), p. 116 doi:10.1038 ...