Solvay quarries - former limestone quarry and current exhibition

A short distance from Karlštejn and the village of Svatý Jan pod Skalou, there is an interesting open-air museum inside the nature reserve that documents the mining of limestone in the Bohemian Karst.
 
The open-air museum of the Solvay quarries is located in a former limestone quarry. The visitor can either look around on his own and get information from the information boards or take part in an official tour, which also includes a train ride on the local track with a gauge of just...