Walking out of the Santa Barbara Salt Cave in Santa Barbara, California, my fiancé, Jordan, and I both felt salt on our lips—much like you do when you get out of the ocean after a long swim. Made from ...

Salt therapy, or halotherapy, is a wellness treatment believed to ease breathing issues and improve skin hydration. One local resident reports that sessions in the salt cave help reduce her need for ...

Salt cave is only place where.... Transforming spaces with timeless beauty and therapeutic power Breath New Life Into Your Business. Salt therapy is not just about blowing salt into the air.” — ...

There is one very real subterranean attraction underneath State Street, though: a salt cave, said to be the largest of its kind in North America. Santa Barbara’s salt cave is not a natural phenomenon.

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2022. I walked into the odd cave saddled with anxiety and congestion from severe allergies. Less than an hour later, I emerged feeling relaxed and ...