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Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 2 attractions in Oswiecim
Traveller Description: Visiting Auschwitz from Krakow    There are two ways to reach Auschwitz from Krakow, either by bus or by train. The trains are not very frequent... more »
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Attraction type: Historic site, History museum, Museum
Address: Ul. Wiezniow Oswiecimia 20 Oswiecim
Poland
Tel: 48 33 843 21 33
Fax: 48 33 843 19 34

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5 of 5 stars
Worcester
2 Nov 2009

We decided on a guided tour from Krakow using Krakow City Tours as we wanted to make the most of our visit. We have always been glad we took guided tours of other cities / attractions we have visited across Europe. The coach guide spoke excellent English and they showed a film about Auschwitz on the way which was a... more

1 Nov 2009

Take the mini bus from the lower ground floor of the main train station. It goes every 20minutes and drops you off at one of the entrance gates. It is a 5minute walk from the drop off to the main entrance. Buy the ticket on the bus. Be prepared to stand if you cant get a seat (1.5-2hrs!-this is the... more

28 Oct 2009

Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camp sites, are a must to visit. They are memorials to those that suffered and died there. Obviously very sad, but we must not forget the evils of ethnic cleansing. Very relevant today. The vast site of Birkenau was just unbelievable. more

25 Oct 2009

Most people in the world would not recognise Auschwitz as it is a brick built camp of around 30 three storey buildings. People would think that Auschwitz was the type of wooden hut camp as seen on Schindler's List. That is Birkenau, which was also called Auschwitz 2. Both camps,only a short distance apart, are atmospheric and very emotive. If... more

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5 of 5 stars
Chennai, India
24 Oct 2009

From Krakow, we took an excellent private car service ([--]) for 360 PLN for both Auschwitz and Saltmines in time for the 10 am english documentary at the museum. The film, english guide for auschwitz I and II (that includes a shuttle between the memorials) costs 33 PLN. The movie starts at 10 am and ends in about 15 minutes,... more

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5 of 5 stars
Lancashire
23 Oct 2009

A place everybody should visit,it really brings home to you the horrors of war.A thought provoking visit.so much to take in it may even take a 2nd.visit !! more

23 Oct 2009

The most facinating and humbling place I've ever visited (twice). Really hits home. Don't worry about the depressing image makes you glad for the safe life we all have. more

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5 of 5 stars
Leeds, England
17 Oct 2009

We (4 adults) visited on 10 October 2009. It was a rainy day, but this seemed to be appropriate to the place that we were visiting. Other visitors commented much the same. We were taken to Auschwitz by Thomas from Krakow Trips www.krakowtrip.com which I have to say was invaluable as we were on a short time scale. We had... more

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4 of 5 stars
bangor,northern ireland
3 Oct 2009
3/3 found this review helpful

I have just returned from a trip to Auschwitz- Birkenau which I have always wanted to visit, its a truly sad place where the most unimaginable horrors took place. But I must say I was very dissapointed with the organisation of it all. We had taken the bus from Krakow which was easy enough but when we got to the... more

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5 of 5 stars
Saint Paul, Minnesota
1 Oct 2009
3/3 found this review helpful

There are many ways to visit Auschwitz: as an individual or part of a group; scheduling directly with the museum or through a tour operator in Krakow; half-day stopover, one day visit, two-day immersion. Being that I am very interested in the time period, I chose a two-day private study tour pre-booked directly through the museum on their website. Please... more

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Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Address

Ul. Wiezniow Oswiecimia 20, Oswiecim, Poland
Tel: 48 33 843 21 33 Fax: 48 33 843 19 34