Hall, Austria
Thanks to Rick Steves, we never made it to Innsbruck, Austria. Traveling in Austria with two 2-year-olds,
we found the note in his guidebook about Hall. It mentioned a unique and inexpensive salt mine tour,
complete with wooden slide at the end. We loved the authenticity of this small village immediately and
decided to skip Innsbruck and find a hotel for the night. A local wine festival taking place in the square
contributed to our delight at finding this gem! We never even made it to the salt mine and slide, but did
enjoy sitting in the square, sampling Austrian wine, touring the church and generally relaxing with the
locals in this wonderful mountain village.