The fumarole in Tylicz are surrounded by eleven circles that are interconnected. Each is approximately one metre in diameter and depth. The fumarole has a very high rate of bubbling (wet exhalations) and puffing (dry exhalations). Interestingly, the taste of mineral water is different from each of the eleven circles. A gazebo with benches was built for tourists visiting the site, and an information board was erected. There is also a walkway over the fumarole from which a better view can be had. There is a mysterious communist history associated with the Tylicz fumerole. In the 1960s, the mofette were encircled in order to grow algae for animal feed, but this was intended as a cover for conducting research into food for Soviet Union cosmonauts. Scientists saw hope in freshwater algae, which had perfect conditions for growth in the Tylicz fumerole, as carbon dioxide accelerates algae growth. Thus, a secret algae research centre operating under the official banner of an agricultural centre was located here. After some time, the spring and the circles had been buried but were rediscovered relatively recently.