20 Pictures That Prove Salina Turda Is the Coolest Underground Place on Earth
![Salina Turda](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/20x11/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/salina3.webp)
Have you ever imagined going to an underground place that will improve your health, and looks like something Lieutenant Ellen Ripley might stumble upon deep in the bowels of an unknown planet? Well, look no further than Transylvania. Here are 20 pictures to show you why former salt mine, Salina Turda should feature on your list of places to see in Romania.
Salina Turda hosts a UFO-shaped underground amusement park
![View of Salina Turda from above](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cristian_bortes.webp)
To visit it, you will descend 120 meters (400 feet) underground
![Salina Turda](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/turda2.webp)
The salt layer goes 250 meters deep on average
![View of the ceiling](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/salina2.webp)
At its thickest, the salt layer reaches 1,200 meters (3937 ft)
![Layer of salt](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/layer.webp)
The Transylvanian rock formations were formed 13 million years ago
![Salt formation](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/salt_formation.webp)
The first mention of Salina Turda has been traced to 1075, but salt was mined on the site from 50 BC
![The salt mine hosts a museum](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/an.webp)
Salina Turda includes the Rudolf, Terezia and Ghizela Mines
![Salt mine gallery](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/tunnel.webp)
The salt mine was renovated and reopened in 2010
![Visitors](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/reopened.webp)
Renovation and makeover costs totalled 6 million euros
![Iron structure](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/structura.webp)
Turda Salt mine features a mini golf course
![Minigolf course](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/minigolf.webp)
Visitors can also play basketball, handball and ping pong
![Basketball court](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sports.webp)
Ever rowed on an underground salt lake?
![Rowing on the salt lake](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/rowing.webp)
Or been on a ferris wheel in a salt mine?
![Ferris wheel](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ferry.webp)
Spending time inside is good for your lungs and eases allergy symptoms
![Playing chess to pass the time](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/chess.webp)
The temperature inside is constant at 12 degrees Celsius
![View from above](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/temperatura.webp)
Salina Turda’s interior was designed by Romanian architect firm Pro Atrium
![Romanian design](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/arch.webp)
The salt mine is open every day
![Detail](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/detail.webp)
Get a seven day pass to experience sustainable health benefits
![Neon](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/rsz_neon.webp)
The amphitheatre hosts concerts regularly
![Amphitheatre](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/amphi.webp)
It takes around four and half hours to get from Bucharest to Salina Turda
![Lights](https://cdn-v2.theculturetrip.com/10x/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/lumini.webp)