Salzbergwerk Dürrnberg (Hallein Salt Mine)
Description
One of many salt mines in the region, this one closed for commercial production in 1989 but has been a tourist attraction for many years prior to that. After donning protective overalls you are taken into the mine on a rail carriage along the old mine tracks deep into the side of the mountain. From there the tour continues via a number of audio/video presentations, two wooden slides that you use to move down levels, a boat ride across a salt water lake and finally, what no good mine should be without, an escalator back up to the train.
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Getting There
From Salzburg take the S3 train to Hallein (hourly, 25 minutes) change there to the number 41 bus to Bad Dürrnberg Salzbergwerk (hourly, 10 minutes).
Latitude: 47.667253; Longitude: 13.089974
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Disclaimer: Details correct at time of writing (18/04/2014), and on time of last update (04/05/2014) but may no longer be accurate, particularly if some time has passed.