Hotels near Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial
Oświęcim, Poland
The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum preserves the two surviving camps of the largest Nazi concentration and extermination complex, where at least 1.1 million people - the overwhelming majority of them Jews - were murdered between 1940 and 1945. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a Polish state museum, and one of the most heavily-visited memorial sites in the world, with over two million visitors a year.
A standard visit covers both Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau, connected by a free shuttle. Auschwitz I is the former Polish army barracks turned camp, with brick blocks containing the permanent exhibitions on Jewish, Roma, and Polish victims, suitcases and shoes confiscated from arrivals, the gas chamber and crematorium, and the cell where Maximilian Kolbe died. Auschwitz II-Birkenau, three kilometres away, is the much larger purpose-built extermination camp - the rail spur, the ruined gas chambers, and the wooden and brick barracks stretch across more than 170 hectares.
Entry to the memorial is free, but a timed ticket booked online at visit.auschwitz.org is mandatory between April and October, and an educator-guided tour (3.5 hours, paid) is required for entries before 4pm in peak months. Allow a full day in total including travel.
Pro Tip: Book the earliest possible English-language educator tour at 8:00 or 8:30am the moment your travel dates are confirmed - peak-season slots disappear two to three weeks ahead. Dress respectfully, do not photograph inside Block 4 or the hair display, and budget for an emotionally difficult day.
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