Salt mining in the Salzkammergut region began over ... his summers in Bad Ischl with his wife Elisabeth (Sisi) and the town's architecture "evokes an imperial age of grand balls and silk gowns ...

Wieliczka is located just outside of Krakow, Poland, about a 20-minute drive from Old Town. We rented a car and drove ourselves. There is paid parking near the salt mines, and parking attendants ...

Unfortunately, every town is looking for ice melt which is leading ... Others have found a salt mine of their own in 14-year-old Christopher Lisischeff, who posted his phone number on Facebook ...

Chile is the world's second-largest lithium producer. It has been a welcome boon to the economy, but local community members ...