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Private One-Day Visit to the Mauthausen Concentration Camp from Vienna
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The echoes of history resound loudly in places that have witnessed humanity’s darkest hours. Mauthausen Concentration Camp stands as a somber testament to the atrocities of the Second World War. This comprehensive day-tour from Vienna to Mauthausen, offered exclusively by Tour Travel and More, serves not just as a journey to a location, but as a poignant trip back in time. Over an 8-hour duration, our knowledgeable guides will navigate you through this haunting space, ensuring that the stories of the victims and survivors are told with the respect and sensitivity they deserve. A dedicated vehicle with a professional driver ensures that your journey from Vienna to Mauthausen is as comfortable and seamless as possible. As you traverse the somber grounds of Mauthausen, the air is thick with tales of perseverance, courage, and, unfortunately, immense suffering. This isn’t merely a visit to a historical site; it’s a pilgrimage to a place of memory, reflection, and learning. The edifices, artifacts, and hauntingly empty spaces conjure stories of individuals who once populated the camp, providing a deeply personal perspective to the broader narrative of war. Our commitment at Tour Travel and More is not only to present you with historical facts but to facilitate a connection, fostering empathy and understanding. Such immersive experiences remind us of the fragility of peace and the importance of preserving it for future generations.
Private One-Day Visit to the Mauthausen Concentration Camp from Vienna Highlights
- Mauthausen Memorial: This is the central point of reflection within the camp. The memorial stands as a symbol of remembrance, ensuring that the victims are never forgotten. It offers a contemplative space for visitors to pay their respects.
- Prisoner Barracks: Once holding thousands in cramped and dire conditions, these barracks now stand as a chilling reminder of the sufferings of the inmates. They provide insight into the daily lives and struggles of the prisoners.
- Stairs of Death: This set of 186 steps is where prisoners had to carry heavy stones from the camp’s quarry. It is a brutal testament to the forced labor and extreme conditions the inmates endured.
- Gas Chamber: A horrifying testament to the scale of the atrocities, the gas chamber in Mauthausen played a tragic role in the annihilation process.
- Mauthausen Museum: The museum offers an in-depth look at the history of the camp, the inmates, and the broader context of the Holocaust. Artifacts, photographs, and personal accounts offer a detailed perspective on life in the camp and the resilience of the human spirit.
- Quarry: The Wiener-Graben quarry was the main reason for the camp’s location. Prisoners were forced to do hard labor, hauling heavy stones up the Stairs of Death. Today, the quarry stands as a solemn reminder of the grueling conditions the inmates faced daily.
- Room of Names: This haunting space is dedicated to preserving the memory of those who perished at Mauthausen. The walls are inscribed with the names of thousands of victims, echoing with the individual tales of those who suffered here.
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Mauthausen Concentration Camp Memorial Day Trip from Vienna
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Mauthausen concentration camp in Upper Austria was one of the largest labour camp complexes in the Third Reich. Between 1938 and 1945 about 200,000 people from all over Europe were imprisoned in Mauthausen. About half of them lost their lives. Today, Mauthausen Memorial stands as a reminder of the darkest days of Austria’s history.
Become acquainted with the history of Mauthausen Memorial during the 2-hour ride from Vienna. Listen to your guide explaining the historical context and learn about life at Mauthausen concentration camp before its liberation in May 1945. Upon arrival at the Memorial explore the preserved historic premises at your own pace with audio-guides (available in 11 major languages). See the Wiener-Graben quarry, the Stairs of Death, the SS-Quarters, the Camp Prison, the Gas Chamber and visit the newly re-opened Mauthausen Museum.
Heading back to Vienna stop at a local restaurant for lunch (own expense). Your tour concludes at the Vienna State Opera House.
GENERAL INFORMATION
- Tour start: 8:30am
- Meeting point: Tourist-Info Wien, Albertinaplatz 1, 1010 Vienna (Google Maps)
- Duration: 8.5 hours
- Group size: max. 35 people
- Tour language: English
- Guided Tour to Mauthausen Memorial from Vienna
- Roundtrip Transportation to and from Vienna
- Accompaniment by friendly english-speaking tour escort
- Free admission to Mauthausen Memorial
- Self-guided tour of the camp with audio-guides (available in English, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian and Spanish)
- Hotel pick up & drop-off
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- This tour is not recommended for children aged 13 and under
- Guaranteed departure with a minimum of 4 people
- Wheelchair & stroller accessible
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- You can cancel your tour up to 24 hours before tour start free of charge, receiving a full refund.
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I went with my rather mature 11 year old son, and we found this tour to be very good. Our tour guide was wonderful, compassionate, and informative. While I understand this tour is not appropriate for younger kids, it was appropriate for my child and important history for us to learn.
Excellent trip great tour guide and bus driver. Very professionals and polite. The tour was very interesting and impressive. Something very amazing to never let us forget about the terrible things that happen there. If you have the opportunity this is your sign for it!
The bus was comfortable, the guide there was engaging, and the guide through the camp was outstanding. She had many thought provoking questions instead of just reciting facts. Well worth the trip.
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Located in Upper Austria, the Mauthausen Concentration Camp was one of the largest labor camp complexes in the Third Reich. Between 1938 and 1945, the Mauthausen concentration camp and its 40 sub-camps were the main site of political, social and racist persecution by the National Socialist Regime. People from across Europe were deported to Mauthausen and its interconnecting camps – facing most brutal conditions and highest mortality rate. During the seven years about 200.000 people were imprisoned; at least half of them were murdered.
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Discover the inhumane crimes of Mauthausen, known as the cruelest concentration camp in Europe. Visit the Mauthausen Memorial with a History Expert to understand the horrors of the Holocaust. Travel in comfort with private car transfers from Vienna.
- Visit the Mauthausen Concentration Camp with a 5-Stars Event Organizer
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Visit the Mauthausen Memorial – a former crime scene, a place of memory, a cemetery for 90,000-320,000 victims of the Nazi ideology. Take a closer look at the darkest days of WWII and Holocaust by exploring the original prison block, execution cellar, bunkers and memorials with a knowledgeable Private Guide. Immerse yourself in the tragic story that shall never be forgotten.
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In this 8-day tour to Poland, we visit the sites of the former ghettos in Warsaw, Lublin and Krakow alongside four of the concentration and death camps - Treblinka, Majdanek, Belzec and Auschwitz-Birkenau - that played such a significant role in this genocide. We look at the struggle of both the Jews and the Poles against their oppressors,visiting the scenes of the Ghetto Uprising in 1943 and the memorial to the Warsaw Rising in 1944. You will see the shift from complete physical destruction of ghetto and camp to the actual remnants due to the rapid advance of the Soviets. However, the tour is not limited to the serious and emotive history of the Holocaust, with its clear message for future generations. We also enjoy expert guided tours of the historic cities of Warsaw and Krakow. We sample much of the local culture and visit the world famous salt mine at Wieliczka. Each evening we will dine in a different local restaurant to enjoy a wealth of diverse local cuisine. The topography of the sites we visit involves a fair amount of walking: at Auschwitz/Birkenau you will cover almost 8 miles over the course of the day, but that is necessary to achieve a full appreciation of the subject.
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Under Communism, in Poland it was traditional to refer to ‘six million Poles murdered during World War II, a figure that referred to 3 million ethnic Poles and 3 million Polish Jews. Those Polish Jews were murdered in ghettos, forests in the east of the country, or purpose-built death camps set up after the German occupation of Poland. By far the largest of these was Auschwitz-Birkenau, which was the site of over one million deaths, mainly Jews brought here from all over Europe. The smaller, purpose built 'killing' camp of Treblinka, where Warsaw's Jews were taken, was said by its commandant SS-Obersturmfuhrer Franz Stangl to be able to murder over 1000 people per hour at its peak. With the positioning of the Majdanek camp on the outskirts of Lublin, the Germans made no effort to disguise the killings, its gas chambers and crematorium being plainly visible to passers-by. The overarching narrative of the tour is about the shift from Polish Jews to European Jews and the evolution of policy from concentration camps to death camps.
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- Visit the awesome 700 year old salt mine at Wieliczka
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"All in all an incredibly enriching and moving experience, I am so glad I went with The Cultural Experience. With the guides vast expertise brought everything to life. Examining events in chronological order was an amazing way to learn".
"One doesnt need to be an expert hiker for this tour, but you need a lot of stamina there is a lot of walking and standing, often for hours, with nowhere to sit down and rest...this was an amazing once in a lifetime experience...I thought I understood the Holocaust, but I had only superficial knowledge. I have learned so much."
Day 1 - Depart
Fly from London to Warsaw before checking in to our central hotel for two nights (or make your own arrangements to join the tour at the hotel). (D)
Day 2 - Warsaw
A busy day exploring the Polish capital on foot to explore the key sites associated with the former ghetto and its subsequent uprising: the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, the Umschlagplatz (a holding area set up by Nazi Germany) and the Warsaw Jewish cemetery, one of the largest Jewish cemeteries in the world.(B,D)
Day 3 - Treblinka & Lublin
This morning we drive to the extermination camps at Treblinka, where between 700,000 to 900,000 Jews lost their lives. Operational between July 1943 and October 1943, more Jews lost their lives at Treblinka II than at any other death camp, other than Auschwitz. Spend time in the small but informative museum before visiting the memorials to those who lost their lives. We spend the night in Lublin, a city which had a large pre-war Jewish population and which served as the administration centre for Action Reinhardt. (B,D)
Day 4 - Belzec & Majdanek
Our day will begin at the concentration camp of Majdanek, just on the outskirts of Lublin, where approximately 80,000 people from 28 different countries lost their lives. Today it is a well-preserved Nazi concentration and death camp where we find barracks, guard towers, gas chambers, crematoria, museum, “Gates of Hell” memorial and the mausoleum memorial, a gigantic structure which contains the ashes of victims beneath it. Continue to Belzec, the small but lethal death camp, where between 430,000 & 500,000 Jews lost their lives in six-months with as a few as 7 people surviving. Our hotel for the evening is based in Rzeszów. (B,D)
Day 5 - Krakow
This morning we drive to Krakow where we take a change of pace and emphasis with an afternoon orientation tour of Krakow's Old Town and its busy street life. Check-in to our hotel for three nights.(B,D)
Day 6 - Auschwitz and Birkenau
An early start as we are immersed in a comprehensive tour on foot of the concentration and death camps of Auschwitz and Birkenau. To enter the camp of Auschwitz, one passes under the infamous inscription 'Arbeit Macht Frei' mounted upon its main gate, before visiting the exhibitions in the surviving prison blocks. In the afternoon we visit Birkenau, also known as Auschwitz II, the purpose-built camp that had hundreds of barracks and 4 massive gas chambers and functioned as the epicentre of the Holocaust during 1943 and 1944. The day at Auschwitz and Birkenau explores two large camps and will involve a good amount of walking. This evening you are free to find your own restaurant for dinner and perhaps explore Krakow. (B)
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Before WW2, some 70,000 Jews lived in Krakow, mostly in the suburb of Kazimierz. We explore this tiny area including the Old Synagogue Museum and there will be an opportunity for an optional unaccompanied visit to the museum situated in the former Oscar Schindler's Factory. We visit the awesome 700-year-old salt mine at Wieliczka, its labyrinth of 300km of tunnels revealing chapels, underground lakes and a museum. (B,D)
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Transfer to Warsaw airport for your return flight to Londonor perhaps extend your stay in Poland. (B)
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- Survival in Auschwitz: The Nazi Assault on Humanity
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Martin Winstone is Senior Historical Advisor to the Holocaust Educational Trust and Project Historian for the UK Holocaust Memorial, which is currently in development in London. He is an expert on the history of the Holocaust in Poland as well as on the history and nature of Holocaust sites across Europe. His first book, The Holocaust Sites of Europe (first published 2010; third edition, 2024), is a comprehensive guide to Holocaust-related sites, including camps, mass shooting sites and ghettos. He is also the author of The Dark Heart of Hitler’s Europe (2014), a history of the General Government, the region of German-occupied Poland which was the central killing ground of the Holocaust. Martin has frequently appeared as a commentator on the Holocaust on television and radio and in the press.
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We offer visitors several options for guided tours. Each includes tours of Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau.
• General tours (3,5 h) • Guided tours for individual visitors (3,5 h) • One or two-day study tours (6 h or 3+3 h) • General tours - shorter version before closing hours (2,5 h) • Online tour (2 h)
Because of a large number of visitors guides should be reserved at least one month before a planned visit.
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Visitors arriving in groups are required to engage a guide-educator. This ensures efficient movement around the entire Museum grounds and full information about the museum, the buildings and their history, and the exhibitions. A fee is charged for guide services. Only guides-educators licensed by the Museum are authorized to serve visitors. Guides-educators are available to serve visitors in Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Portuguese, Greek, and Ukrainian.
• General tours for groups and individuals (around three-and-a-half hours):
Tour of the permanent exhibitions and buildings at the Auschwitz I-Main Camp and the most important original camp buildings in Auschwitz II-Birkenau: prisoner barracks, the unloading platform (ramp), and the ruins of gas chamber and crematoria II or III.
• One or two-day study tours (6 hours or 2x3 hours): Specialist tour of the Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau camps, enhanced with selected national exhibitions, the area of so-called Kanada, and the ruins of gas chambers and crematoria IV and V.
• General tours for groups and individuals - shorter version before the closing hours (around two-and-a-half hours):
Tour of the permanent exhibitions and buildings at the Auschwitz I-Main Camp and the most important original camp buildings in Auschwitz II-Birkenau: prisoner barracks, the unloading platform (ramp).
• Online tour (approximately 2 hours): The online tour is divided into two parts – in Auschwitz I and Birkenau. The guide's narration is conducted live. Additionally, the educator will also use multimedia materials, archival photographs, artistic works, documents, and testimonies of Survivors. Thanks to the application, interaction with the guide and asking questions is also possible.
It is possible at set times for individual visitors to assemble into a group and engage a guide-educator (in Polish, English, German, Franch, Italian and Spanish).
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13 Best Concentration Camps & Holocaust Memorials to Visit in Europe
The Holocaust is a gruesome part of the world’s history, and there are many must-visit Holocaust sites across Europe that have been preserved with the goal of helping future generations learn from what occurred. The Holocaust was a mass genocide of Jews and other populations that lasted from 1933 to 1945. During the Holocaust, millions of Jews , Poles, political dissidents, and other marginalized groups were imprisoned and brutally murdered by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. While it is a difficult time in history to recall, it is imperative that we learn from the past, and visiting Holocaust sites is part of that. They offer us a chance to learn and confront ourselves with hard truths. I’ve spent more than a decade studying the Holocaust , traveling to visit sites like Auschwitz, Dachau, and the Anne Frank House multiple times. I can confidently say that visiting these historical sites will change the way you view the world. Below are some of the most well-preserved and educational Holocaust sites around Europe which are definitely worth your time to visit, including many of the best concentration camps to visit in Europe.
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Best Concentration Camps to Visit In Europe
During the rise of the Nazi Third Reich , it is estimated that more than 40,000 concentration camps, death camps, labor camps, and transport camps were established. Many of these were smaller subcamps, and thus they disappeared once World War II came to an end. However, many larger camps were preserved for history and learning opportunities, and you can still visit them today. After visiting numerous concentration camps and other Holocaust sites, these are the best concentration camps to visit in Europe:
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1. Auschwitz Birkenau Concentration Camp and Memorial (Poland)
Auschwitz Birkenau, located in Oświęcim, Poland , is one of the most-visited Holocaust sites in the world and is something you should not miss if you’re traveling to Krakow, Poland. It remains at the top of this list because seeing Auschwitz is an incredible learning experience. I’ve visited personally three times, and I learn something new each time I am there. The grounds of Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau are well-preserved, making it one of the best concentration camps to visit. Auschwitz, the largest Nazi Concentration Camp, was in operation from 1940-1945. It is widely known as the largest death or extermination camp , and, out of the 1.3 million prisoners who walked through its gates, only about 200,000 survived. During a visit, you’ll be able to tour both camp locations (Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau) and see numerous permanent museum exhibitions, barracks, gas chambers, crematoriums, and guardhouses. For everything you need to know about planning a visit to Auschwitz, read How to Best Visit Auschwitz. Visit Auschwitz From: Krakow, Poland For tickets and additional visiting information : Auschwitz Birkenau Museum and Memorial
Travel Tip: The easiest town to visit Auschwitz Birkenau from is Krakow, Poland . Since it’s located more than an hour outside the city, book a guided tour to travel easily to the camp site.
2. Dachau: The Best Concentration Camp to Visit in Germany
Dachau, located just outside Munich, Germany , was the first “model” concentration camp for all others. It is the best concentration to camp to visit in Germany, and it is also incredibly easy to reach. The Bavarian government keeps up with restoration projects around the camp complex, preserving the site as an important piece of German history so that others can remember and learn from it. Prisoners first entered Dachau in 1933. Originally created for political prisoners, Dachau was never officially classified as a death camp. Meaning, the showers, gas chambers, and crematorium you’ll see here were never used for mass-scale incineration. The grounds of Dachau are extensive , and there is so much more to learn than is depicted on the plaques around the camp enclosure. Because of this, I highly recommend you take a guided tour of Dachau . They are affordable and will add so much value and knowledge to your trip. Visit Dachau From: Munich, Germany For tickets and additional visiting information : Visit the Dachau State Museum Website .
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3. Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp (Germany)
Another one of the best concentration camps to visit in Germany, Sachsenhausen, is located just outside of Berlin and still welcomes visitors today. The camp site has been divided into thirteen exhibitions, all situated in buildings and specific portions of the camp. Separate areas exist for information regarding Sachsenhausen’s SS staff and their duties, Jewish prisoners, medical experiments, and many others. You’ll also find information on a nearby satellite camp, Oranienburg. While you can reach Sachsenhausen via public transportation, it is about 45 minutes from Berlin. I recommend booking a tour from the city center in order to save time and guarantee yourself a guide in the camp. Visit Sachsenhausen From: Berlin, Germany For tickets and additional visiting information : Gedenkstätte und Museum Sachsenhausen
4. Majdanek Extermination Camp (Poland)
In Lublin, Poland, lie the remains of the Majdanek, now a concentration camp memorial. Majdanek is far less visited than the other larger camps like Dachau and Auschwitz, but it has made the list of must-visit Holocaust sites because of how much of the area has been preserved. It is definitely one of the best-preserved extermination camps , making it a must-visit Holocaust site in Europe. Most of the original buildings still stand, including long stretches of barbed wire dotted with guard houses. Rows of barracks stretch far into the distance, helping visitors understand the grotesque, unending feeling of being imprisoned here. In Majdanek, you can visit gas chambers, a bathhouse, many barracks, monuments, and a visitor’s center museum. In addition, the Mausoleum is an immense tribute that stands to commemorate the lives lost at Majdanek, beneath which lies ashes from those cremated in the camp. Majdanek looks eerily similar to the way it did when it was in operation, making it a concentration camp worth your time to visit. Visit Majdanek From: Lublin or Warsaw, Poland For tickets and additional visiting information : Majdanek Museum Website
![Must Visit Holocaust Sites The entrance of Terezin, or Theresienstadt, Concentration Camp outside of Prague, Czech Republic.](https://traversewithtaylor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Untitled-design-2023-01-22T154437.657.jpg)
5. Theresienstadt- Terezin (Czechia)
Terezin, known also as Theresienstadt , is a former transport concentration camp outside of Prague in the Czech Republic. The grounds of the concentration camp were largely set up inside the Terezin Fortress, a walled defense building laid out in the shape of a star. The Nazis used Terezin as a ghetto and a tool for their propaganda machine. Famously, this was the concentration camp that received visitors from the Red Cross. Beautification projects were done and a film crew was brought in…all to prove to the world that concentration camps and the Nazi regime weren’t all that bad . Even today, the film footage from Terezin is haunting. On a visit to Theresienstadt, you can walk through numerous original camp buildings. Places like showers, an execution yard, and bunks have been preserved and stand almost as they were then. Many significant works of art came out of Theresienstadt . In fact, the largest collection of children’s artwork from the Holocaust has been preserved from Terezin. Make sure you view the separate museum and the Magdeburg Barracks, where this artwork from Terezin inmates is still displayed. As far as notoriety goes, this camp is often overlooked, which is a shame. A visit here has so much unique history to share with visitors. Visit Terezin From: Prague, Czech Republic For tickets and additional visiting information : Terezin Memorial Website
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Other Holocaust Sites to Visit in Europe
There are so many other Holocaust Sites to visit in Europe other than just the grounds of former concentration camp memorials. Visits to memorials, hiding places, or burial grounds offer just as much knowledge and insight into the Shoah from a different perspective.
6. Anne Frank House (The Netherlands)
Anne Frank is perhaps the most well-known voice from the Holocaust. Over a million people visit her house in central Amsterdam each year. During World War II, Anne Frank and her family went into hiding with four other people. They lived in the Secret Annex above her father’s warehouse for more than two years until they were betrayed- by whom, no one knows. The family was deported to various Nazi concentration camps, and Anne’s father, Otto Frank, was the only member of the Frank family who survived. After liberation, Otto Frank returned home to Amsterdam where a family friend, Miep Gies, gave him what had been left of Anne’s diary when the family was deported. Otto Frank eventually published Anne’s diary under the name The Diary of a Young Girl . Ultimately, he decided to clear out the Secret Annex and open it as a museum, hoping to encourage young people to fight against injustice. Without a doubt, this is one of the top must-visit Holocaust sites in the world. Walking through the Secret Annex is a surreal experience. I’ve visited many times, and, still, I can’t help but be in awe of the strength and courage that Anne and her family had. Make sure to get tickets early, as they release on the second Tuesday of each month and always sell out! Visit the Anne Frank Huis From: Amsterdam, the Netherlands For tickets and additional visiting information : Anne Frank House
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7. Ponar Forest (Lithuania)
Although a lesser-known Holocaust site, Ponary (also known as Ponar or the Paneriai Memorial Park) is incredibly important and moving and well worth visiting. Until recently, Ponar was just a forest outside of Vilnius, Lithuania. Over the past several years, researchers have dug deeper into the history surrounding the forest and have unearthed (literally) artifacts and remnants of what happened there. The Ponar Forest is a mass execution grave site. Here, an estimated 100,000 Jews and other prisoners were lined up on the edge of a ravine in the forest and brutally murdered, shot to death. However, it was recently discovered that some prisoners in Ponar found a way to escape . A hand-dug tunnel was excavated in Ponar in 2016. This tunnel began in the holding pit of Ponar and allowed 12 of the Jewish leichencommando unit to escape into the forest. A visit to Vilnius (Vilna) would not be complete without paying your respects to those murdered in Ponar Forest. Visit Ponary From: Vilna, Lithuania For tickets and additional visiting information : There is no official museum, but take a guided tour of the Paneriai Memorial Park and Memorials as well as other Lithuanian sites.
8. Schindler’s Enamelware Factory (Poland)
Oskar Schindler is one of the most well-known rescuers from Holocaust history, thanks, in part, to the fame of the movie Schindler’s List . Schindler, a Nazi officer, ran a factory in Poland where he worked to save Jews from deportation and death by giving them legitimate jobs and working papers. You were lucky if your name was found on Schindler’s List. In all, Oskar Schindler saved the lives of about 1,200 Jews. He has been designated as Righteous Among the Nations , a title reserved for those who actively worked to save Jewish individuals during the Holocaust. In Krakow, the building where Schindler’s Enamelware Factory was housed still stands. It has since been converted into a museum that covers Polish resistance and the story of Oskar Schindler. This museum is a must-visit Holocaust site to tour if you are in Krakow, Poland. Visit Schindler’s Factory From: Krakow, Poland For tickets and additional visiting information : Museum of Krakow Website
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9. Warsaw Ghetto (Poland)
The Warsaw Ghetto was the walled-in section of Warsaw, Poland, where Jews were forced to live during the Holocaust. Throughout World War II, about 375,000 Jews lived within the confines of the ghetto and were starved, shunned, and murdered. The conditions within the ghetto were notoriously difficult, and residents were not permitted to leave without special papers or directions. One of the most popular resistance efforts, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising , occurred here, where a group of Jews led by Mordechai Anielewicz fought back against their oppressors. Today, not much of the Warsaw Ghetto and its walls remain . After the uprising, Nazis destroyed the ghetto. However, you can still walk the Warsaw Ghetto Trail . This trail takes visitors past monuments and locations throughout the city of Warsaw that are pivotal to the Jewish community’s history. As well, you can still see some fragments of the Warsaw Ghetto wall during this tour. Because the fragments of the ghetto can be difficult to locate, I recommend you take a tour of the Warsaw Ghetto which will guide you past the ghetto wall, surviving streets of the ghetto, the place where the bridge connecting the ghetto was, and the memorials. Visit the Warsaw Ghetto From: Warsaw, Poland For tickets and additional visiting information : Take a tour around the ghetto ruins
Must-Visit European Memorials to Victims of the Holocaust
All around the world, memorials commemorate and remember the lives of those who were victims of the Holocaust. In Europe, many of these memorials are popular. Visit a few European Holocaust Memorials and spend some time paying your respects.
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10. Shoes on the Danube Promenade (Budapest, Hungary)
For some reason, the Shoes on the Danube Promenade is one of the most moving memorials I have visited. Located on the banks of the Danube River in Budapest, Hungary, these haunting shoes tell the story of those murdered by the Hungarian Arrow Cross Party. In Budapest, Jews were rounded up and made to stand along the waters of the river. They were told to take off their shoes and were shot, brutally, into the Danube, where their bodies were lost to the waters. These iron shoes are all different, representing the unique identity of each person . and rest on the banks right where this horrific event happened years ago. Visit the Shoes on the Danube Promenade From: Budapest, Hungary For tickets and additional visiting information : Budapest City Website
![Shoes on the Danube A view of some of the iron shoes on the banks of the Danube in Budapest, which represent those who were killed by the Arrow Cross.](https://traversewithtaylor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Untitled-design-2023-01-22T155625.728.jpg)
11. Berlin Holocaust Memorial (Germany)
The Berlin Holocaust Memorial, also known as The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, is Berlin’s tribute to the Jews murdered in the Holocaust. This is perhaps the most unique memorial to Holocaust victims in Europe, simply because of its artistic design. The Berlin Holocaust Memorial is made up of more than 2,500 concrete slabs that stand upright at different heights. Through the slabs run cobblestone pathways that allow visitors to weave their way through the site with no particular direction. What visitors will quickly notice is that there are no names, dates, or symbols on any of these markers. The artist who designed The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe wanted visitors to understand the vast, nameless, unending feeling that Jews may have encountered during the Holocaust. What many don’t know is that there is a visitor’s center beneath the memorial. This museum tells the stories of those murdered and helps visitors remember that each person lost in the Holocaust was a unique person. Visit The Berlin Holocaust Memorial From: Berlin, Germany For tickets and additional visiting information : Berlin City Website
Best Holocaust Museums To Visit
Along with memorials and Holocaust sites, visiting Holocaust Museums is also worthwhile. While there are many must-visit Holocaust Museums throughout the world, I’ve listed the two foremost below. Both are enormously informative and have multiple exhibitions, projects, and educational initiatives happening all the time.
12. Yad Vashem (Israel)
Yad Vashem, which stands on the Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem, is Israel’s tribute and memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. This museum aims to preserve survivor testimony and collect artifacts and stands firm in its belief that everyone remembers and learns from the Holocaust . Yad Vashem is open to visitors. Most who come to the site head to the Holocaust History Museum, the largest part of the museum. However, the Museum of Holocaust Art, rotating temporary exhibits, and synagogue are also open to the public. One of the things you don’t want to miss at Yad Vashem is the Garden of the Righteous Among the Nations. Non-Jewish Holocaust rescuers are honored here. You can search for the trees or inscriptions that honor people like Oskar Schindler and thousands of other rescuers during the Holocaust. Visit Yad Vashem From: Jerusalem, Israel For tickets and additional visiting information : Yad Vashem Website
![Must Visit Holocaust Museum The shoes found at liberation of Auschwitz which are on display at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, one of the best Holocaust museums to visit in the world.](https://traversewithtaylor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Untitled-design-2023-01-22T160506.717.jpg)
13. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (Washington, DC, United States)
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) is widely known as the foremost Holocaust museum in the world, aside from Yad Vashem. Nestled in the museum district of Washington, D.C., this exhibition stands as both a museum and a memorial to those murdered during the Holocaust. The four-floor, winding, permanent exhibition draws visitors into a chronological timeline of the events and facts surrounding the Holocaust. Thousands of artifacts tell the stories of prisoners, and first-hand survivor accounts really add a unique touch to the museum overall. In addition, rotating temporary exhibitions and educational series offer insight into varying topics such as the idea of neighbors during the Holocaust and what part Americans played in the Holocaust. During a visit, you can even meet Holocaust survivors, as many volunteer at the “Survivor’s Desk” in the museum atrium. The USHMM is free to visit, but you do have to reserve tickets in advance. Tickets often sell out, so be sure to grab them well ahead of time here! Visit The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum From: Washington, D.C. For tickets and additional visiting information : USHMM Website
FAQ: Must-Visit Holocaust Sites in Europe
Here are answers to some of the most frequently asked questions I get in relation to Holocaust sites in Europe:
Which Concentration Camp is Best to Visit?
Auschwitz is the best concentration camp to visit in Europe and is the first concentration camp you should visit if you’re looking to learn about the Holocaust. The exhibition portions are incredibly informative, and there are so many different displays to view. Here, you’ll be able to learn a lot of background knowledge about the Holocaust in addition to learning about the Nazi death camp of Auschwitz. A visit to Auschwitz puts the Holocaust into perspective, and, just by sheer size, you’ll be stunned.
What is the best concentration camp to visit in Germany?
If you are only going to visit one concentration camp in Germany, visit Dachau. It is well-preserved, easy to get to, and is unique. It is a good entry point into learning about the Holocaust.
Why you should visit a concentration camp?
Visiting a concentration camp is a way to learn from the horrors of the Holocaust; there is nothing quite as impactful as hearing stories from history as you’re walking the grounds of a concentration camp. While visiting a concentration camp is undoubtedly difficult, it is also a sobering and moving experience that is worthwhile.
Tips For Visiting Concentration Camps in Europe
Visiting a Nazi concentration camp is difficult, and it can be somewhat scary. There are a lot of unknowns, and it is a strange experience. Below are a few tips to help you best prepare for a visit to a concentration camp.
Should You Take Children to Visit a Concentration Camp?
Most concentration camps recommend that visitors under the age of 12 not attend. However, you are the parent. I would caution bringing young children. As an educator and someone who has studied the Holocaust deeply, I can confidently say that it can be difficult for children, and even adolescents, to understand the complexities of the Holocaust. If you choose to bring your children to a concentration camp, preview what you’ll see ahead of time and educate yourself on what happened. Give your children context before you show up, and perhaps avoid certain areas of the camps that may be triggering, such as the crematorium.
Dress for the Weather
Most concentration camps are almost entirely exposed to the elements. The majority of your tour will take place outside, regardless of what area or camp you are visiting. Make sure to dress for the weather in Europe ! You don’t want to miss important information because you’re too cold or hot!
![Gates of Dachau Concentration Camp Walking into the iron gates at Dachau Concentration Camp. The door reads "Arbeit Macht Frei," or Work Will Make You Free.](https://traversewithtaylor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Untitled-design-90.jpg)
Be Aware of How Emotionally Taxing Holocaust Sites Can Be
When you visit a Holocaust site, nothing, and I mean NOTHING, is sugar-coated. You will view graphic images, you will read heartbreaking stories, and you will see things you can’t unsee. This can be incredibly devastating and emotionally taxing. Don’t be afraid to cut your visit short if you become overwhelmed, and make sure to have open time for conversation and reflection following your visit.
Take Guided Tours
Almost all concentration camp grounds are free to enter. However, in visiting many of them, I’ve found that going on guided tours is the best way to learn. With a guided tour, you have the benefit of having a personal guide dedicated just to your group. You get commentary others don’t, and you can ask questions. While signposts and other informational things around the camps are generally very helpful, I’ve found that you get much more information if you participate in guided tours.
Conclusion: Must-Visit Holocaust Sites in Europe
The history of World War II and the Holocaust cannot be forgotten. One of the best ways to study history and learn is by walking in the places where this history happened. Although visiting a Holocaust historical site is a difficult, emotional experience, it is important that we keep visiting them. There are hundreds of Holocaust sites around the world, but these are some of the top places to visit where you can learn a lot and still find preserved memories and tributes.
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Taylor Beal, owner and author of Traverse With Taylor, has been traveling in Europe for more than a decade and helps others explore Europe easily through amazing guides and itineraries. She has adventured through more than 20 countries, searching for the best experiences, must-try foods, and delicious beers! She spends a lot of time in Scotland and Amsterdam, two of her favorite places! Taylor is also a Holocaust educator focused on raising awareness around WWII historical sites.
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Between 1942 and 1945, the Nazis embarked upon the so-called ‘Final Solution to the Jewish Question’, a systematic program of extermination. In concentration camps across Europe, 6 million Jewish people were killed – around 78% of all Jews in occupied Europe.
The Holocaust was the most widespread and industrialised act of genocide the world has ever seen.
Today, that devastating moment in modern history is remembered in sites, museums and memorials across the globe. Here are 15 of the most significant, where visitors can learn more about the history of the Holocaust.
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1. Yad Vashem
Yad Vashem in Jerusalem is a museum and a memorial of the Holocaust, in which over six million Jews, and at least five million from other ethnic groups, were murdered in an act of genocide perpetrated by the German National Socialist Party under Adolph Hitler .
Through exhibits including photographs, victims’ accounts, art installations and information panels, Yad Vashem offers a moving – and harrowing – account of the events of the Holocaust.
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2. Anne Frank’s House
Anne Frank’s house was the site where German Jewish teenager and Holocaust victim Anne Frank , her family, the van Pels family and later a man called Fritz Pfeffer went into hiding from the Nazis during World War II. Tragically, the group’s whereabouts were betrayed to the Nazis and they were arrested and imprisoned in concentration camps. Anne Frank died in Bergen-Belsen in March 1945, but her diary was later discovered by her father and published to worldwide acclaim.
Anne Frank’s House is now a museum allowing visitors to see the moving bookcase, walk through the cramped secret annex and gain a true appreciation of the hardship this group endured in their fight for survival. The museum has collected and exhibits many original letters, photos and objects belonging to the Frank family as well as to the van Pels and Fritz Pfeffer. Anne Frank’s original diary is also on display.
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3. United States Holocaust Museum
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC is dedicated to commemorating the Holocaust. Combining eyewitness testimony, displayed in films and documents, with over 900 artefacts including one of the railcars used to transport prisoners, the Holocaust Museum tells the story of this world event.
The museum also looks at the issue of genocide as a whole, displaying exhibitions about other atrocities around the world. On average, a tour of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum takes between 2 and 3 hours.
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4. Auschwitz Concentration Camp
Auschwitz Birkenau was a concentration camp founded by the Nazis near the town of Oświęcim or ‘Auschwitz’ in Poland . It became the largest and most infamous camp of them all, central to Hitler’s campaign to exterminate the Jews. By the time Auschwitz was liberated by Soviet forces on 27 January 1945, the camp had claimed 1.3 million lives, the vast majority of whom were Jewish.
Auschwitz Museum is based at the original concentration camp site and offers visitors the chance to pass through the camp’s infamous arches bearing the chilling slogan of “Arbeit macht frei” or “Work will set you free”. Inside, visitors can tour Auschwitz Birkenau individually or in group tours.
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5. The Holocaust Memorial - Berlin
The Holocaust Memorial in Berlin is an installation commemorating the genocide of the Jewish people perpetrated under Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. The Memorial is a monument to the six million European Jews who died in the Holocaust.
Made up of a vast dark granite maze and a subterranean information centre which has details about the victims, the memorial is a moving site.
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6. Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp
Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp was used by the Nazis between 1936 and 1945. Its primary function was for the imprisonment and execution – or extermination – of Jews and political dissidents, including many Dutch freedom fighters, Russian prisoners of war and even some political leaders from invaded countries.
Estimates put the number of Sachsenhausen casualties at between 30,000 and 35,000, many of whom were shot, hung or exterminated in a specially built room in its infirmary. Much of Sachsenhausen was destroyed during and after its liberation by Soviet and Polish troops on 22 April 1945, but was rebuilt as part of the project to turn it into a memorial and museum.
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7. Warsaw Ghetto
The Warsaw Ghetto was established by the Nazis to forcibly house the city’s Jewish population, with up to 400,000 people confined here from October 1940. In 1943, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising took place, a dramatic rebellion which occurred when the Nazis attempted to liquidate the ghetto and one which saw it razed to the ground.
Very little of the Warsaw Ghetto survives today. There are fragments of the original ghetto wall and several memorials including the Mila 18 monument where the uprising headquarters were located and an inscription where insurgent leader Mordechaj Anielewicz and the last of the uprising fighters perished. There is also the Warsaw Ghetto Fighters Monument and a monument at Umschlagplatz , the site from where Jews were transported to the death camps .
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8. Haus der Wannsee-Konferenz
The Haus der Wannsee-Konferenz was the site of the infamous Wannsee Conference in which the Nazis planned how to carry out the “Final Solution”, the plan to murder the Jewish population of Eastern Europe.
Today, the site provides a moving memorial to the Holocaust as well as an in-depth history of the rise of the Nazi party, the growth of anti-Semitism and the atrocities committed against the Jews.
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9. Dachau Concentration Camp
Dachau Concentration Camp was one of the first of many concentration camps set up by the Nazis to imprison and murder certain groups as part of their campaign of genocide.
Today, Dachau houses a memorial to those who suffered and perished under the Nazis. Visitors can tour the grounds and the remains of the camp and audio guides are available as are guided tours. There are several exhibitions detailing the history of the camp as well as a documentary shown at various times.
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10. Jewish Museum - Berlin
The Jewish Museum in Berlin in Germany chronicles the history of German Jews over the course of two millennia. Housed in an incredibly modern building, the Berlin Jewish Museum displays historical objects, documents, photographs, multimedia presentations and even computer games relating to different periods of Jewish history and culture.
The exhibitions are arranged chronologically and cover various themes such as the living conditions of German Jews over the centuries, the role of Jewish women, tradition and change and the meaning of emancipation. The museum also looks at the issue of persecution, in particular during the Nazi era and the Holocaust, offering an insight into both the overall historical context and the lives of individual victims of the atrocities.
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11. Theresienstadt Concentration Camp
Theresienstadt Concentration Camp in Terezin in the Czech Republic was a Nazi concentration camp during the Holocaust. Theresienstadt was originally an 18th-century stronghold known as Terezin Fortress. It was taken over during the Nazi occupation of the then Czechoslovakia in World War Two. Some 30,000 prisoners died at the camp, despite Nazi attempts to portray it as a humane institution.
Today, Theresienstadt Concentration Camp is open to the public and includes a museum as well as the possibility of visiting the former ghetto.
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12. Krakow Ghetto Wall
Krakow Ghetto Wall is a stark reminder of the Krakow Ghetto, established by German Nazi forces in March 1941 as part of their campaign to persecute the Jews. Much of the Jewish population had already been conscripted to carry out forced labour since 1939, when the Nazis occupied Poland. In 1942, Krakow Ghetto was closed and all of its inhabitants were sent to concentration camps.
Some inhabitants of Krakow Ghetto were saved during the War by Oskar Schindler, whose famous Schindler’s List was made into a film by Hollywood director, Stephen Spielberg. Now, the Ghetto Wall, flanked by a former ghetto home, is the last remaining wall of those which once bordered Krakow Ghetto. The Ghetto Wall bears a plaque commemorating Krakow Ghetto.
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13. Mauthausen Concentration Camp
Mauthausen Concentration Camp or ’KZ Mauthausen’ was a vast Nazi concentration camp in northern Austria. First established in 1938, Mauthausen Concentration Camp was built through the slave labour of prisoners from another such camp, Dachau. Over 119,000 of the almost 200,000 prisoners at Mauthausen Concentration Camp had died there by the time it was liberated by American forces on 5 May 1945.
Today, Mauthausen Concentration Camp is open to the public, who can see the original camp and the terrible conditions to which prisoners were subjected. There is a visitor centre and many memorials to the different national, ethnic and religious groups who suffered at Mauthausen.
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14. Burgkloster
The Burgkloster (Castle Monastery) in Lubeck is considered to be one of the most important medieval monasteries in Germany. Established in 1229, the Burgkloster served as a monastery until the Protestant Reformation, after which it was used as a poorhouse until the 19th century. Under the Third Reich, the Burgkloster was used as a Nazi prison, bearing witness to terrible atrocities, particularly against Jews and those who formed the resistance movement.
Today, the Burgkloster is a museum of Lubeck’s history. Visitors can tour the building as well as viewing exhibits on the history of Lubeck’s Jewish community and about Lubeck’s time as an important member of the Hanseatic League. This was a medieval trade block which controlled much of the North Sea and Baltic Sea.
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15. Tolerence Center
The Tolerence Center is one branch of the Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum. A permanent exhibit operates at the Tolerance Center featuring the historical cultural and artistic heritage of the Litvaks, the Jewish community in Lithuania.
The displays include unique relics of the Great Synagogue of Vilnius and Jewish folk and professional art. The non-permanent exhibits, thematic events and projects are oriented toward themes including the cultural education of society, social dissemination of culture, unique cultural heritage and fundamental human rights.
Excursions by bus to Mauthausen
Programme of our excursion to the memorial of mauthausen.
From the place you want, you will go to the memorial of Mauthausen near Linz. Once in Mauthausen, you will visit the old concentration camp and you will see historical monuments such as the career "Wiener Graben", the dead stairs "Todesstiege" and an overwhelming exposure telling the tragic historical events about the Shoah which presents objects from this period and documentary videos. After your visit to the memorial of Mauthausen, your licensed guide will accompany you with pleasure to Linz or any place of your choice in Upper Austria.
Important information about the excursion in Mauthausen
It is not recommended to visit the concentration camp of Mauthausen for children of less than fourteen years old.
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How to get here
KZ-Gedenkstätte Mauthausen | Mauthausen Memorial Erinnerungsstrasse 1 4310 Mauthausen, Austria Tel: +43 7238 2269-0
By public transport
Train: railway station mauthausen (distance from memorial approx. 4 km).
Continue by bus (lines 360 and 361): Bus stop: Mauthausen Linzerstraße/Hauptschule, from there follow the signposted footpath to the Mauthausen Memorial, approx. 1.8 km uphill. Bus stop: Mauthausen Linzerstraße/Wasserwerk, from there follow the road up to the Mauthausen Memorial, approx. 1.4 km uphill.
Continue by taxi: Taxi Brixner Tel: +43 7238 24 39 | Mobile: +43 664 46 23 699 E-Mail: taxi@brixner.at
Information on train timetables (English): www.oebb.at
Direct bus connection from/to Linz: Bus Line 361 (only between March 23 and October 26, 2024)
from Linz/Donau Central Station (Bus Terminal) via Gusen Bachstraße (Gusen Memorial) to Mauthausen Memorial (daily, also on weekends and public holidays):
From 23 March to 31 July 2024:
Linz -> Gusen -> Mauthausen Memorial (Busline 361)
08:15 -> 08:42 -> 08:51
10:45 -> 11:12 -> 11:21
12:45 -> 13:12 -> 13:21
14:45 -> 15:12 -> 15:21
From 1 August to 26 October 2024:
Linz -> Gusen -> Mauthausen Memorial (Busline 362)
08:15 -> 08:39 -> 08:48
10:15 -> 10:39 -> 10:48
13:15 -> 13:39 -> 13:48
return to Linz/Donau Central Station (Bus Terminal) via Gusen Bachstraße (Gusen Memorial) (daily, also on weekends and public holidays):
Mauthausen Memorial -> Gusen -> Linz (Busline 361)
09:00 -> 09:08 -> 09:35
11:30 -> 11:38 -> 12:05
13:30 -> 13:38 -> 14:05
15:30 -> 15:38 -> 16:05
Mauthausen Memorial -> Gusen -> Linz (Busline 362)
11:30 -> 11:38 -> 12:03
15:30 -> 15:38 -> 16:03
17:30 -> 17:38 -> 18:03
Information on bus timetables (English): www.ooevv.at
By car / bus / bike
Free parking is available for buses and cars.
Since August 2021, there are two charging poles with four sockets for electric cars next to the public bus station.
Camping, long-term parking and/or other uses of the car park are prohibited.
Bike racks in front of the Visitor Center and lockers in the bookshop are available.
A charging station for e-bike batteries is located opposite the bistro.
Germany Turns Former Nazi Bunker Into a Leisure Complex
Built as an air raid shelter in the 1940s, the massive structure now houses a hotel, restaurants and a rooftop park with lush greenery
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After Allied troops dropped bombs on Berlin in 1940, Nazi leaders ordered the construction of above-ground air raid shelters throughout the Third Reich. Built using forced labor, these hulking anti-aircraft structures—called flak towers—had concrete walls up to 11 feet thick and could accommodate tens of thousands of people.
Some of these towers were partially or fully demolished after the war. But authorities in Hamburg, Germany, have opted to take a different approach. The Flakturm IV bunker in the St. Pauli district is still standing after 80 years—and now, it’s being repurposed as a community gathering space.
Last month, the tower reopened with a newly built, pyramid-shaped structure on top, per the Guardian ’s Kate Mann. The five-story addition—which cost roughly $110 million to build—features restaurants, event spaces, a cafe, a hotel and a public park with abundant plants. An exhibition on the ground floor also explores the tower’s history. In the future, developers hope to add a memorial to Nazi victims.
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Now called the Hamburg Bunker, the redeveloped structure is helping to write a new chapter in the city’s history.
“The idea of raising the height of the building with greenery was to add something peaceful and positive to this massive block left over from the Nazi dictatorship,” Anita Engels, a member of the Hilldegarden neighborhood association that supported the project, tells Agence France-Presse .
The St. Pauli bunker was constructed in just 300 days in 1942. Most of the laborers forced to build the structure came from the nearby Neuengamme concentration camp, according to the Financial Times ’ Andrew Eames.
Standing roughly 114 feet tall and 246 feet wide, the air raid shelter was built to accommodate up to 18,000 people at one time, according to the city . In the summer of 1943, however, an estimated 25,000 people took refuge inside the bunker during air raids.
After the war, authorities briefly considered tearing down the bunker. However, they ultimately decided that the explosives needed to demolish the structure would cause too much damage to the surrounding neighborhood.
Over the years, the bunker has served many functions. It has housed a public television broadcaster, a nightclub, a climbing gym, a concert venue, a music school and offices.
More than a decade ago, Hamburg entrepreneur Mathias Müller-Using proposed the idea of adding green space atop the bunker, according to the Guardian . He modeled the idea after New York’s High Line , as well as Brazil’s Niterói Contemporary Art Museum. The project began in 2019.
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Today, gardeners tend to 4,700 trees and shrubs, 13,000 other plants, a small apple orchard and a patch of green grass atop the building, per the Financial Times . The green space is meant to provide a habitat for insects and birds. The Guardian reports that it will also help collect climate data, such as evaporation and heat storage.
The hotel, called Reverb, is part of the Hard Rock chain, and it features 134 rooms.
“While you can’t get away from the bunker feel in the maze-like corridors of the hotel, the rooms don’t give out a claustrophobic, Second World War vibe,” writes Matador ’s Morgane Croissant in a review of the hotel. “While there is a touch of raw industrial design throughout the place, the rooms are contemporary but not edgy.”
Hamburg has another flak tower located in the Wilhelmsburg neighborhood. It’s been reborn as a renewable energy power plant with a cafe on the top floor.
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Experience a tragic piece of World War II history with a day trip to Mauthausen Concentration Camp from Vienna. The former camp provides a clear view of the horrors perpetuated by Hitler during the war, and visitors can pay tribute to all the victims of the Nazi regime. An audio guide will provide historical background on each site as you go. Round-trip transport from Vienna is included in the ...
The Mauthausen Concentration Camp 1938-1945 Groups of Prisoners The System of Prisoner Functionaries ... Austria Tel: +43 7238 2269-0 . Opening times. 01.03.-26.10.: daily, 09:00 am to 05:30 pm (last entry 4:45 pm) ... An overview of our tours and educational programmes, including prices, is available here.
The Mauthausen Concentration Camp 1938-1945 Groups of Prisoners The System of Prisoner Functionaries Camp SS and Guards The Gusen Branch Camp Forced Labour in the Quarries ... You will find an overview of tours and educational offers including rates below. Book a Tour. Single tickets, group booking. Educational services. Guided tours ...
In order to gain insight into the Mauthausen concentration camp system, under this menu item you will find - in addition to a virtual tour of the site - descriptions of the exhibitions at the Mauthausen Memorial and information about memorials located at former satellite camps of the Mauthausen Concentration Camp. Audio guide for smartphone users:
from. $165.77. Mauthausen Concentration Camp Memorial Tour from Vienna. 5. With the comfortable bus ride from Vienna to Mauthausen you will get directly to the memorial site without any further stops in an estimated time of only 2,5h and at the same time you will learn interesting historical details from our guide.
per group (up to 10) Private Day Trip From Vienna To Mauthausen and Melk. 1. Full-day Tours. from. $341.89. per adult (price varies by group size) Danube Valley Private Tour with Melk Abbey Skip-the-Line Access from Vienna. 4.
Dive deep into history with a private tour from Vienna to Mauthausen. Understand WWII's dark chapters with expert guidance. Book for a profound, reflective journey.
Mauthausen concentration camp in Upper Austria was one of the largest labour camp complexes in the Third Reich. Between 1938 and 1945 about 200,000 people from all over Europe were imprisoned in Mauthausen. About half of them lost their lives. Today, Mauthausen Memorial stands as a reminder of the darkest days of Austria's history.
Explore with our private tour the preserved historic premises of the Mauthausen Memorial. A trip to Mauthausen means public awareness of history. ... Located in Upper Austria, the Mauthausen Concentration Camp was one of the largest labor camp complexes in the Third Reich. Between 1938 and 1945, the Mauthausen concentration camp and its 40 sub ...
From 1938 to 1945, the Mauthausen concentration camp was the center of a system of more than 40 subcamps and the central site of political, social, racial and anti-Semitic persecution by the Nazi regime on Austrian territory. ... Tours in Austria. 1 Vienna Tours. 2 Salzburg Tours. 3 Innsbruck Tours. 4 Hallstatt Tours. 5 Zell am See Tours. 6 ...
Visit the Mauthausen Concentration Camp with a 5-Stars Event Organizer. See the Wiener-Graben Quarry, SS-Quarters, prisoners' barracks and so much more. Discover the dark history of WWII, Third Reich and the Holocaust. See the "Room of Names" and other informative exhibits. Take advantage of private car transfers with pickup and drop-off ...
Embark on a 2.5-hour journey from Vienna across lower Austria towards the Mauthausen Memorial in a comfortable air-conditioned tour vehicle. Listen to your guide explaining the historical context en route and learn about life at Mauthausen concentration camp before its liberation in May 1945. Mauthausen Concentration Camp in Upper Austria was ...
Tour Introduction. In this 8-day tour to Poland, we visit the sites of the former ghettos in Warsaw, Lublin and Krakow alongside four of the concentration and death camps - Treblinka, Majdanek, Belzec and Auschwitz-Birkenau - that played such a significant role in this genocide. We look at the struggle of both the Jews and the Poles against ...
Full description. This tour features a visit to Auschwitz, the largest Nazi concentration camp from World War II. See the gas chambers, crematorium and death cells. After pickup at 6:00 AM, you'll be transferred to Warsaw Central Railway Station. Go by train to Krakow Main Railway Station, a journey of approximately 2.5 hours.
Each includes tours of Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau. • General tours (2,5 h) • General tours (3,5 h) • Guided tours for individual visitors (3,5 h) • One-day study tours (6 h) • Two-day study tours (2x3 h) • Online tour (2 h) Because of a large number of visitors guides should be reserved at least two months before a ...
We offer visitors several options for guided tours. Each includes tours of Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau. • General tours (3,5 h) • Guided tours for individual visitors (3,5 h) • One or two-day study tours (6 h or 3+3 h) • General tours - shorter version before closing hours (2,5 h) • Online tour (2 h) Because of a large ...
4. Majdanek Extermination Camp (Poland) In Lublin, Poland, lie the remains of the Majdanek, now a concentration camp memorial. Majdanek is far less visited than the other larger camps like Dachau and Auschwitz, but it has made the list of must-visit Holocaust sites because of how much of the area has been preserved.
Visitors can tour the grounds and the remains of the camp and audio guides are available as are guided tours. There are several exhibitions detailing the history of the camp as well as a documentary shown at various times. ... Mauthausen Concentration Camp or 'KZ Mauthausen' was a vast Nazi concentration camp in northern Austria. First ...
Linz Tours offers, depending on the number of visitors, bus excursions, minibus excursions or car excursions to the memorial of Mauthausen's concentration camp. Our tour to the memorial of Mauthausen usually starts from Linz, but it is possible to book vehicles from any place in Upper Austria. If you are interested in an excursion to the ...
From 1938 to 1945, the Mauthausen concentration camp was at the centre of a system of over 40 subcamps and was the main site of political, social and racist persecution by the National Socialist regime on Austrian territory. Of a total of around 190,000 people imprisoned here, at least 90,000 were murdered. The Mauthausen Memorial is a former ...
Appellplatz at the Mauthausen main camp Wiener Graben quarry in 2016, "Stairs of Death" towards the right. Mauthausen was a German Nazi concentration camp on a hill above the market town of Mauthausen (roughly 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Linz), Upper Austria.It was the main camp of a group with nearly 100 further subcamps located throughout Austria and southern Germany.
Direct bus connection from/to Linz: Bus Line 361 (only between March 23 and October 26, 2024) from Linz/Donau Central Station (Bus Terminal) via Gusen Bachstraße (Gusen Memorial) to Mauthausen Memorial. (daily, also on weekends and public holidays): From 23 March to 31 July 2024: Linz -> Gusen -> Mauthausen Memorial (Busline 361) 08:15 -> 08: ...
This tour will be filled with chilling stories about the forced labor, starvation, torture and death at the camp. You will learn about the 90,000-320,000 victims, including intelligentsia and prisoners of war, who tragically died at the Mauthausen Concentration Camp, and the few that were liberated.
Germany Turns Former Nazi Bunker Into a Leisure Complex. Built as an air raid shelter in the 1940s, the massive structure now houses a hotel, restaurants and a rooftop park with lush greenery
Everyone is bringing their club form into camp and playing their best. When players are comfortable and happy, that's when you see their good performances. Livestream: Austria - SKN St. Pölten Direkt im Anschluss an das Spiel gegen St. Pölten spielen die Austrianerinnen um 14:00 Uhr gegen das internationale Spitzenteam Sparta Prag.