A 500-year-old salt mine in the Bavarian Alps where visitors put on miner clothes

A 500-year-old salt mine in the Bavarian Alps where visitors put on miner clothes

A 500-year-old salt mine in the Bavarian Alps where visitors put on miner clothes, ride a train deep into the mountain, and slide down massive wooden slides used by miners since 1517. The Berchtesgaden Salt Mine — Germany’s oldest active mine. Underground salt lake, colored lights, the works. 🧂⛏️
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