Salina Turda is open year-round. Costs vary based on your preferred package, but will typically be around 15 lei (about $4) for adults. To tour the stunning site, see the video below.

Salina Turda’s biggest mine is the bell-shaped Theresa, reaching approximately 300 feet and containing a salted lake. As Seymour’s photographs show, the theme park provides small boat tours of ...

Salina Turda sits in the Romanian region of Transylvania and is one of the world’s oldest salt mines, dating back to the Middle Ages. Now a defunct salt mine, the area has been transformed into ...

The 2000-year-old Salina Turda salt mine in Transylvania has been used as a theme park and museum since 1992. Richard John Seymour. Attractions include ferris wheels, spas, ...

I f you've ever wondered what it's like to step into a salt mine reimagined as a neon-lit playground, look no further than Salina Turda, Romania's extraordinary underground amusement park. While ...

The Salina Turda was a functioning salt mine for a millennium. Now, it’s home to a theme park. BY John Brownlee 2 minute read Plunging 367 feet underground beneath one of Romania’s largest ...

Salina Turda was in limbo for the next 60 years. It was used as a bomb shelter and for storing cheeses—in fact, part of the mine is still used to store cheese. Advertisement ...

The 2000-year-old Salina Turda salt mine in Transylvania has been used as a theme park and museum since 1992. Richard John Seymour. Attractions include ferris wheels, spas, ...