Hallstatt is a beautiful little town, and attracts lots and lots of tourists.  We drove in from Salzburg through vary mountainous roads and some mistakes of the GPS.  Once in town, you have to contend with parking, as there is no outside cars allowed in the tourist areas.  The two small lots in the center fills up quickly, but once in, everything is within walking distance.  The parking payment system is strange (for non-German speakers) but once you figure it out that the little yellow token is your parking stub, everything is logical.

We did the tourist thing by taking the funicular up the mountain for the view, waiting patiently for the young couples taking pictures.  Our physical condition did not allow us to explore the salt mines.  A visit to the Museum (no one is there) was actually quite educational in terms of understanding the cultural aspects of the Hallstatt Culture and history of salt mining.