Strataca, Kansas, United States
4.5 (852 reviews) Sunday: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Ranking #1 in Hutchinson Speciality Museums • Mines
Cool fun on a hot day
Travel 650 feet underground into an active salt mine! Experience a cool and soothing subterranean world formed by salt deposits in the Permian Sea long ago. See the raw mine as it was left more than 50 years ago on the Salt Mine Express train ride and catch a guided tour on a tram to the Dark Ride. You won't want to miss a special gallery filled with authentic movie costumes and memorabilia. And don't miss the SALT SAFARI add on tour. A one hour guided adventure tour that goes BEYOND STRATACA. See salt formations not available to the general public until now! Limited capacity -- only 12 visitors at a time depart 3-4 times a day.
Address
3650 E Avenue G, Hutchinson, KS 67501-8200
Mobile
Website
http://www.underkansas.org
Working hours
Monday :
Tuesday :
Wednesday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Sunday, May 12, 2024, 6:09
User Ratings
4.5 based on (852 reviews)
Reviews
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5Kate P 5:00 PM May 30, 2022
Going Down to Experience a Salt Mine
What an interesting mine tour. I took the plus tour. It starts by going down in the earth. Once down there was a large open mine museum, which is self guided Displays, videos and informative staff. And 2 mind tramp rides . Both have guides. Taking tour 3 for extra fee, took the tram into a long non lit ride in the mine . Everyone was given a flashlight, the guide had a head lamp and the rest was dark. Definite worthy visit, educational and great rides.
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5Martin C 5:00 PM Jun 22, 2021
An experience worth its salt.
A great way to see how the salt that goes on your roads in winter gets out of the ground. Pretty much everything about this experience was top-notch. The geology was well-explained (and accurate), and the exhibits on how the mining is done were excellent. If you visit, I strongly recommend paying the extra $12 for the “Salt Safari”; it gets you an hour-long excursion through parts of the mine that were excavated in the 1950’s. It’s almost like a time capsule, and you learn a lot more about how the mining itself is done. If you find yourself traveling across southern Kansas, it’s well worth a diversion to come here.
