On our way to my cousins wedding, we stopped at an underground salt mine in Kansas. I had read about it on OMSH blog when they took a road trip, and added it to our list of “must do’s.”
You have to wear a hard hat and take a small breathing apparatus should you get stuck down there! AND you have to ride an elevator down to the shaft…not for the claustrophobic person! Once you get down to the mine, you are on your own to walk around and read the information.
There are a number of hands on things to touch and look at.
This part of the mine has been set up as a museum, but there is another part that is still in operation. Because the mine is deep, and it salt, it sits at 68F degrees year round, and there is no humidity in the mine. This makes it great for preserving items including trash!
We opted to take the train through a part where they explained more about the mining process. It is very interesting!
Especially when we got to the “toilet” area!
As mentioned, this is a great place to preserve items, so there are a number of movie reels, costumes, and other important documents and artifacts preserved down in the mine.
We were able to take some mined salt.
I would love to take my Girl Scouts here someday…they offer a scout night.