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Piran, Slovenia
Sečovlje Saltpans Natural Park
Workers have collected salt here in a process virtually unchanged since the Middle Ages.
Nessebar, Bulgaria
Lake Atanasovsko
One of the world’s only pink lakes where it's possible to take a dip.
Sal, Cabo Verde
Pedra de Lume
An incredibly salty lake inside the crater of an extinct volcano.
Las Breñas, Spain
Salinas de Janubio
A stunning example of traditional salt production set against a dramatic volcanic landscape.
Żebbuġ, Malta
Xwejni Salt Pans
People have been making salt here using traditional methods for centuries.
Ciechocinek, Poland
Ciechocinek Salt Graduation Tower
For 200 years, people have flocked to this Polish town to experience the healing powers of salt.
Tuzluca, Turkey
Tuzluca Salt Mines
A former salt mine is now a cool picnic spot for families and asthmatics.
Marston, England
Lion Salt Works
Learn about the history of mining and making salt at this Cheshire museum.
Jet, Oklahoma
Great Salt Plains
This unique landscape is the only place in the world to dig for hourglass-selenite crystals.
Isla del Carmen, Mexico
Abandoned Salt Mine
This rural island is home to the ghost town of what used to be the world’s biggest salt mine.
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Yuncheng Lake is one of the country's oldest salt-production sites.
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Colored by algae and beloved by bathers, Lake Retba is a prime source of salt—and backbreaking labor.
Tozeur, Tunisia
Chott el Djerid
The largest salt lake in the Sahara is mysteriously alluring.
Katastari, Greece
Alykes Salt Flats
These abandoned salt flats are now a haven for wildlife.
Larnaca, Cyprus
Larnaca Salt Lake
Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.
Nemocón, Colombia
Nemocón Salt Mine
Colorful lights and mirror-like brine pools create trippy illusions within the historic mine.
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