Strataca (Kansas Underground Salt Museum)
Formerly Kansas Underground Salt Museum
Museum 650 feet down an active salt mine in Hutchinson, Kansas. A self-paced 2.5-hour tour with a dark ride, plus a combo with a guided shuttle and a lantern hike.
Ways to visit
Salt Blast Pass (main self-guided tour) Open
- What you see
- Exhibits, Inside tourunderkansas.org, 2026-10-26
- How
- Timed ticket, Walk in · about 2.5 hoursunderkansas.org, 2026-10-26
- When
- MonTueWedThuFriSatSunTour departures Tuesday to Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday 1 to 3 p.m., closed Monday. Hours and tour times may vary with events, weather and staffing. Check in 15 minutes early.underkansas.org, 2026-10-26 · underkansas.org, 2026-10-26
- Booking
- Not required · same day possible · by phone or onlineReservations recommended but not required; walk-ins are welcome but not guaranteed. Phone 620.662.1425.Book ↗underkansas.org, 2026-10-26
- Cost
- PaidAdult 13+: $35 · Child 4+: $18 · Senior 60+ or military: $23 · Reno County resident: $19underkansas.org, 2026-10-26
- Requirements
- Minimum age: 4+. Children under 4 are not permitted underground.
- Safety gear: Yes. Hard hats must be worn underground; no food or drink.
Combo: Salt Blast Pass plus guided Salt Safari shuttle Open
- What you see
- Exhibits, Inside tourunderkansas.org, 2026-10-26
- How
- Timed ticket, Walk in · about 3.5 hoursunderkansas.org, 2026-10-26
- When
- MonTueWedThuFriSatSunTour departures Tuesday to Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday 1 to 3 p.m., closed Monday. Hours and tour times may vary with events, weather and staffing. Check in 15 minutes early.underkansas.org, 2026-10-26 · underkansas.org, 2026-10-26
- Booking
- Not required · same day possible · by phone or onlineReservations recommended but not required; walk-ins are welcome but not guaranteed. Phone 620.662.1425.Book ↗underkansas.org, 2026-10-26
- Cost
- PaidAdult 13+: $50 · Child 8+: $33 · Senior 60+ or military: $38 · Reno County resident: $34underkansas.org, 2026-10-26
- Requirements
- Minimum age: 8+. Children must be 8 for the Salt Safari Shuttle.
- Safety gear: Yes. Hard hats worn underground.
Lantern Tour (guided hike) Open
- What you see
- Inside tourunderkansas.org, 2026-10-26
- How
- Timed ticket · about 3 hoursunderkansas.org, 2026-10-26
- When
- MonTueWedThuFriSatSunTour departures Tuesday to Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday 1 to 3 p.m., closed Monday. Hours and tour times may vary with events, weather and staffing. Check in 15 minutes early.underkansas.org, 2026-10-26 · underkansas.org, 2026-10-26
- Booking
- Not required · same day possible · by phone or onlineReservations recommended but not required; walk-ins are welcome but not guaranteed. Phone 620.662.1425.Book ↗underkansas.org, 2026-10-26
- Cost
- PaidPer person: $45underkansas.org, 2026-10-26
- Requirements
- Minimum age: 13+. Ages 13-17 must be with a parent or guardian.
- Fitness and accessibility: Yes. One-mile hike along old rail beds; not handicap accessible.
About
Strataca is a museum inside a working salt mine, reached by a hoist that takes about 90 seconds to drop 650 feet. The main Salt Blast Pass is self-guided and includes the galleries and a dark ride; a combo adds a one-hour guided shuttle further into the mine, and a separate lantern tour is a one-mile guided hike. Everyone enters on a timed departure, and hard hats are worn underground. Evening and holiday events such as murder-mystery nights are separate and not covered here.
Run by: Strataca.
Getting there
3650 East Avenue G, Hutchinson, KS, 67501
The pin marks the site itself, not necessarily the entrance (38.04370, -97.86760). Apple Maps directions go to the street address instead. Show on our map · Google Maps · Apple Maps
Strataca: 620.662.1425 · info@underkansas.org
Last checked 2026-10-26. Sources are listed below.
Sources
- underkansas.org · official page · read 2026-10-26For: name; who runs it
- wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q6365… · Wikidata · read 2026-10-26For: location
- underkansas.org/hours-location/ · official page · read 2026-10-26For: street address; phone and email; Salt Blast Pass (main self-guided tour): days and hours; Combo: Salt Blast Pass plus guided Salt Safari shuttle: days and hours; Lantern Tour (guided hike): days and hours
- underkansas.org/tickets/ · official page · read 2026-10-26For: Salt Blast Pass (main self-guided tour): open or closed; Salt Blast Pass (main self-guided tour): what you see; Salt Blast Pass (main self-guided tour): kind of visit; Salt Blast Pass (main self-guided tour): booking; Salt Blast Pass (main self-guided tour): cost; Salt Blast Pass (main self-guided tour): requirements; Combo: Salt Blast Pass plus guided Salt Safari shuttle: open or closed; Combo: Salt Blast Pass plus guided Salt Safari shuttle: what you see; Combo: Salt Blast Pass plus guided Salt Safari shuttle: kind of visit; Combo: Salt Blast Pass plus guided Salt Safari shuttle: booking; Combo: Salt Blast Pass plus guided Salt Safari shuttle: cost; Combo: Salt Blast Pass plus guided Salt Safari shuttle: requirements; Lantern Tour (guided hike): open or closed; Lantern Tour (guided hike): what you see; Lantern Tour (guided hike): kind of visit; Lantern Tour (guided hike): booking; Lantern Tour (guided hike): cost; Lantern Tour (guided hike): requirements
- underkansas.org/your-visit/ · official page · read 2026-10-26For: Salt Blast Pass (main self-guided tour): requirements
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