The Wieliczka Salt Mine (Polish: Kopalnia soli Wieliczka), in the town of Wieliczka, southern Poland, lies within the Kraków metropolitan area. The Wieliczka salt mine, excavated from the 13th century, produced table salt continuously until 2007.The Wieliczka Salt Mine is now an official Polish Historic Monument.
Its attractions include the shafts and labyrinthine passageways, displays of historic salt-mining technology, an underground lake, four chapels and numerous statues carved by miners out of the rock salt, and more recent sculptures by contemporary artists.The Wieliczka Salt Mine reaches a depth of 327 meters, and extends via horizontal passages and chambers for over 287 kilometers (178 miles). In 1978 the Wieliczka was placed on the original UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. About 1,2 million people visit the Wieliczka Salt Mine annually.

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