As most of the other reviewers, I enjoyed my tour through the Wieliczka mine. Sure, some parts are very kitschy, but the guided tour gives you a very interesting overview of salt mining in general and the hard lives of the miners, as well as insight into the deep religious feelings and the historical conscience of Poles. Wieliczka is one of Poland's major tourist attractions, and while it is surprising that it was one of the first sites on the WH list, it definitely deserves its place there. On a separate visit a few years later, I also visited the Bochnia mine, which was added to the list as an extension of Wielieczka. It is a bit smaller, but no less interesting. Bochnia is on a direct train line from Krakow, and there is one English-speaking guided tour every day,