An amazing theme park with a difference has opened its doors inside one of the oldest SALT MINES in the world. And it's not for the faint of heart, as these images show. Subterranean Salina Turda ...

Originally exploited by the Romans, the Salina Turda Salt Mine’s history dates back to at least the middle of the 13th century. And even as a mine, it was a fairly sustainable operation given ...

Salina Turda, located in Turda, Romania, is home to an underground theme park that's nestled inside one of the oldest salt mines in the world.The salt mine, which dates as far back as the 17th ...

Salina Turda, where all this takes place, is not your standard disused salt mine. Mining has been taking place at Salina Turda since at least the 11 th century and maybe as far back as the Roman ...

Salina Turda is around 400-feet deep. Flickr/Cristian Bortes The salt mine, which dates as far back as the 17th century, was used for everything from a cheese storage center to a bomb shelter in ...

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 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 ...

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 ...