What is this tunnel?
It's a famous salt mine in Poland.
It's pretty deep here.
It's called "Wieliczka Salt Mine."
About 1.2 million people visit the Wieliczka Salt Mine annually
It's obviously a must to visit!
Let's explore this mining with all history stories!
It's really deep.
It's 327 meters deep.
I know it's deep!
It is over 287 kilometers (178 miles) long!!
It's definitely a huge salt mine!
In the history, salt mine was owned by the King.
it was the money source - importing/exporting business.
Now, it's just an attraction for tourists to come and explore.
In the past, miners were working on collecting salts.
Artists were fascinated by carving salts.
They realized it was easy to carve salts.
Thus, there were more artists coming in and carving many salt statues here.
The salt mine was not mining only. It was a place for miners and artists.
How did miners carry salts?
The miners had a salt bag, so they hang it to the wire that they could carry it all the way to outside.
You'll see white salts soon.
I've warned my grandpa and mother to not lick or eat salts.
Please don't.....
The salt mine was discovered in the 13th century.
You'll see miners with old outfits. Thus, the salt mine has been here for over hundred years.
It's a water.
It's a very beautiful salt cathedral.
Many artists came here to create statues including everything else like this cathedral.
Basically, artists came to make it beautiful while miners came to make the tunnels deeper and longer!
Now it's 178 miles long!
This is one of beautiful examples artists built!
It is no longer place to mine.
Poland consider it a treasure as the history moment we all cannot afford to lose.
Now it is considered as one of the UNESCO in the world.
Thus, it's impossible to destroy the salt mine.
It is a gem to Poland!
It's one of the most famous salt mines in the world. Everybody has a high respect for this salt mine.
It's perfect for families, children, and people.
There is the game room where kids can play to learn more about mining.
It is all about helping them to increase understanding what the mining is all about.
It's a beautiful mining place.
It is filled with artwork and statues. I'm so fascinated with those.
Indeed, it's filled with statues, artwork, and everything else is beautiful!
There is one thing I dislike coming here.
They do not provide an interpreter or an information book that I could learn through the tunnels.
Basically, all I did is taking a look at how beautiful statues are or in awe of how deep this mining is.
So I recommend you guys to prepare for research and learn what this mining is all about before taking a trip!