The exhibition CARBONEUM – an interactive knowledge centre about the coal. A modern exhibition that combines science and learning with playing. Explore the history of coal, learn what it really is and how it was created. It is a fascinating journey through the world of coal, both as a chemical element and as a raw material of great importance for the development of civilization. Discover the properties and uses of coal and see that it is truly present in literally everything surrounding us!

Tickets for the CARBONEUM exhibition are available for purchase at the box office on site.

The Underground World of Machines is a journey where steel giants weighing up to 22 tons arouse true delight – and the „WOW” effect! Here, you can board the iconic “Karlik” mining train – a ride that instantly wins hearts – and immerse yourself in an atmosphere steeped in mystery. After all, going underground is always a surprise… You might also encounter the Treasurer – the legendary spirit of the mine. But be warned: not everyone gets to see him. They say you have to earn the privilege.

A visit to the Underground World of Machines is an experience designed primarily for families with children.

Embark on an extraordinary journey that begins underground and stays with you for a long time. Hop on a boat and discover the underground city from a whole new perspective – just below the bustling city.

The oldest in Europe hard coal undergrounds and the longest underground boat trip on the European continent – are awaiting you here! As you glide through the atmospherically lit corridors, you will feel the magic of this place with all your senses – from the coolness of the stone walls to the pulsating energy of nature. Here fire and water tell their story, and the silence can be so deep that you will hear every sound of dripping water.

We will take you on a journey: you will discover times when the world around looked completely different. You will see how the Industrial Revolution transformed the everyday lives of ordinary people and influenced the fate of millions.

We will go down where the work has never been easy. Imagine an underground without light, without proper clothing or modern equipment – only darkness, hard labour and determination. You will discover exactly this reality, led by us through the extraordinary places full of stories and secrets waiting to be revealed.

This is where the real adventure begins – an experience that lets anyone feel like a miner from days gone by. First, you’ll undergo a complete transformation: donning work clothes, gloves, and hard hats, and holding miners’ lamps… then you’re ready to head out on a family shift, led by an experienced guide.

A living history lesson awaits you underground – one filled with excitement and authentic experiences. You’ll be transported back to the turn of the 19th century, a time before electricity, machinery, or conveyor belts existed in Silesian mines. Coal was extracted by hand using simple tools like pickaxes, and the darkness was pierced only by the glow of oil lamps.

Ôpowiymy Wōm ôczasach, kedy to co mŏcie kole Wŏs tukej terŏzki na wierchu, było cołkym inksze aniżeli dzisioj! Poznŏcie jak rewolucyjŏ indusryjalnŏ zmiyniyła życie kożdego Ślōnzŏka. Posuchocie historyje kero zmiyniyła życie milijōnōw. Robota na dole nigdy niy przinŏleżała do snadnych.

U nŏs wyforsztelujecie sie, że sōm żeście tam bez światła, bez ekstra łachów, bez arbajtancugów i bez tych wszystkich klamorōw, kere prawie tera widzicie ôczami fantazyje! Pokŏżymy Wōm nojciekawsze place, ôdkryjemy niejedna tajymnica. Weznymy Wŏs mit, co byście zobŏczyli jak wyglōndo na grubie, nie ino podziymny port. Sam naprŏwda czuć historyjŏ.

If you think you know what a miner’s job is like, visiting the ground area during the Miner’s Way will surprise you more than once! Do you know where miners change clothes, or what happens to their personal belongings when they go underground? How do they have to prepare for working in the mine? You will be surprised by the number of places you should visit on your way to the “shift”! Join us step by step on a journey that is just the beginning!

Instead of imagining this place – experience it – with all your senses and immerse into what the working underground was really like.

In a fast “szola” (mining elevator), speeding at 4 m/s, you will descend to the 320-meter level and enter a world that remains hidden. Once there, you will see powerful mining combines in action and take a ride on a suspended electric railway (the only such attraction in Poland!) and you will see what the underground reality looks like from a completely different perspective.

And finally… a moment of rest in a unique place – with a tasting of Silesian „sznita” (slice of bread) in the lowest pub in Europe. Here history, technology and local climate come together in one unique experience.

You won’t hear such silence anywhere else. You won’t see such darkness even on the darkest night. Be brave and take the mining elevator (szola), taking you almost 120 stories down. Reach the harshest corners of the mine, where until recently only professional miners had access. March in their footsteps through a maze of black corridors. And at the end of the endeavour – as a reward for your effort – the miners’ railway will take you straight to an underground Pub for a portion of Silesian delicacies.

In short: a highest dose of adrenaline in the lowest challenge room in Europe.

Participation in the Underground Miners’ Shift is a real individual test, deep down in a real coal mine. What will happen? You will put on the underground work clothes, „gummy boots” and helmets with headlamps. You will descend with shola (mining elevator) to the deepest and darkest underground corridors. Lower down, only professional miners have access! In the dim light of the headlamps you will obbey the foreman’s orders. At his command, you will carry pipelines weighing several dozen kilograms, install conveyor belts, and build a ventilation lute.

This is an adventure only for strongest and most persistent. Allowed for visitors 18+.