Underground Salt Mine in Poland Has Otherworldly Saline Lakes, Statues, Ballrooms That Defy Belief

Underground Salt Mine in Poland Has Otherworldly Saline Lakes, Statues, Ballrooms That Defy Belief
Courtesy of Wieliczka Salt Mine
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Far beyond the humble kitchen condiment, salt—quite literally—has a history of great depth. One fascinating chapter of that history lies deep below the earth in Poland, where, in the 13th century, it was mined from a location like no other.

The largest of these mines still exists today.