Mammoth Cave (Mammuthöhle) - Dachstein Salzkammergut, Obertraun am Hallstättersee - video
The first station of the Dachstein Krippenstein cable car, which starts in Obertraun, in the southern part of Lake Hallstatt, is Schönbergalm. Here you can find the Giant Ice Cave (Rieseneishöhle) and the Mammoth Cave (Mammuthöhle). The latter is not named after the now extinct relatives of elephants, but rather because of its enormous size. Read more
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