Kansas Underground Salt Museum - Hutchinson, Kansas
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N 38° 02.597 W 097° 52.071
14S E 599342 N 4211221
One of only three salt mines in the world that are open to the public.
Waymark Code: WMEZY4
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 07/30/2012
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"The Kansas Underground Salt Museum is built within one of the world’s largest deposits of rock salt. It provides the opportunity to go 650 feet (198 meters) beneath the Earth’s surface. It is a unique destination attraction for exploring an amazing environs carved from salt deposits formed 275 million years ago. The museum is located in the Hutchinson Salt Company mine which began operation in 1923 as Carey Salt Company. There are just 14 other salt mines in the United States, none of which are accessible to tourists. Two European cities – Wieliczka, Poland and Salzburg, Austria – however, have long had salt mine attractions." Source