Wonders Of Salt

Workers have collected salt here in a process virtually unchanged since the Middle Ages.

One of the world’s only pink lakes where it's possible to take a dip.

An incredibly salty lake inside the crater of an extinct volcano.

A stunning example of traditional salt production set against a dramatic volcanic landscape.

People have been making salt here using traditional methods for centuries.

For 200 years, people have flocked to this Polish town to experience the healing powers of salt.

A former salt mine is now a cool picnic spot for families and asthmatics.

Learn about the history of mining and making salt at this Cheshire museum.

This unique landscape is the only place in the world to dig for hourglass-selenite crystals.

This rural island is home to the ghost town of what used to be the world’s biggest salt mine.

The largest salt lake in the Sahara is mysteriously alluring.

These abandoned salt flats are now a haven for wildlife.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

Colorful lights and mirror-like brine pools create trippy illusions within the historic mine.