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Ninth Fort

Kaunas, Lithuania
Genocide monument
View over the fortrress
Part of the collection of the fort-museum's weapons
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Ranked #1 of 19 attractions in Kaunas
4.5 of 5 stars 13 Reviews
Type: Historic Sites
Traveller Description: The Ninth Fort in Kaunas, Lithuania was originally built as a defensive fortress in the years 1902–1913. During the Nazi occupation, over 50,000... more »
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Bloomsburg, PA
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30 reviews 30 reviews
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
“Full of History! Great for History Buffs!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2012

The Ninth Fort in Kaunas, Lithuania is fabulous! It is full of history and GREAT for "history buffs" like myself. The fort was built in 1913 when Lithuania was part of the Russian Empire. Our guide was young, handsome, and extremely informative. His English was most impressive! A guided tour is inexpensive. It is cold and dark in the vaults... More

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Vilnius, Lithuania
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Breath taking”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2012
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Breath taking site. Very worth visiting and learning the history of the country and WW II in Europe.

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Breda, The Netherlands
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5 reviews 5 reviews
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“Impressive place”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 February 2012

Book a guide, because than you will have access to the vaults and tunnels of the complex. They keep the place in good shape.

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aberdeen
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“great to go and see”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 February 2012

Tour guides were available for whatever language you spoke and the history of this site is amazing, the site is in perfect condition and was very cheap to see.

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Kaunas
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25 reviews 25 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Interesting impressions”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 January 2012

Exeptional place because of the atmosphere, wich is not just usual history.

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Bellshill, United Kingdom
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Worth a visit, arrange a taxi through your hotel”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 January 2012
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We visited the Ninth Fort one afternoon on our first visit to Kaunas. It is a really humbling experience being in the Fort. There are English tours available that take you into the tunnels underneath the Fort if enough people are paying the tour fee. Fortunately for us, a Lithuanian tour was about to start and one of the people... More

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Liverpool England
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46 reviews 46 reviews
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120 helpful votes 120 helpful votes
“could not find it”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 December 2011

I tried to find the Fort, its not on the Map and the guide books and tourist maps do not tell you how to get there, unfortunatley I had forgotten to bring my english guide.Result could not visit. it would appear this is not a high priority for tourists to visit, wonder why? The actions here were the work of... More

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Mellieha, Malta
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65 reviews 65 reviews
Reviews in 38 cities Reviews in 38 cities
28 helpful votes 28 helpful votes
“Interesting history - kicks off rather slowly though”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 October 2011
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Went to this site with a group of 15 year old students. The first 45 minutes takes place within the soldier's barracks/prison - and the novelty/enthusiast of the place can quickly wear away. Adults will certainly find it interesting, although I started feeling some boredom creeping in - you can imagine how teenagers would feel about this. The second part... More

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York, United Kingdom
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70 reviews 70 reviews
Reviews in 35 cities Reviews in 35 cities
30 helpful votes 30 helpful votes
“Must see in Kaunas”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 October 2011
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Given its a way out of town we got a taxi to and from the 9th Fort - was around 30Lt. There's a modern museum then up the hill the actual fort. Both are very moving. Most of the material has English translations. Make sure you buy a ticket in the lower museum first as you can't buy them in... More

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Bedford, United Kingdom
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213 reviews 213 reviews
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243 helpful votes 243 helpful votes
“Fantastic attraction, difficult to find, miserable staff”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 February 2010
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Firstly despite studying Google earth and having a car it took ages to find the place, despite it being close to main roads - websites or advertising could do so much more in the way of directions. The attraction is in three parts. Firstly a large soviet era, soviet style museum which was built to commemorate the evil doings of... More

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