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Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial

Kraków, Poland

About Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial

The most important Holocaust memorial and museum in the world — the Nazi German concentration and extermination camp where 1.1 million people were murdered. Essential to understanding 20th-century history. Book a guided tour in advance; it fills weeks ahead. Located 70km west of Kraków.

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📍Więźniów Oświęcimia 20, 32-603 Oświęcim

📞+48 33 844 8100

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Why it works for solo travelers

✓ Comfortable to visit on your own.
✓ Good for meeting other travelers and locals.
✓ Free to visit.

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