Buchenwald Memorial

Huge memorial, with impressive structures. Nice change of scenery from the camp. Worth the walk down. Has lots of steps.

This is such a well done memorial. So sad, so informative, you can spend the entire day here reading, listening to audio stories, wandering the grounds. This is a story that needs to never be forgotten. If you are in the area, make time for this.

Everyone needs to see this. I really recommend doing the guided tour as you would never get as much information with the audio guide. A big shout-out to our young guide, who does this beside her studies. She had a very nice voice, was not to emotional and tried to answer every question.

Just like beautiful places in a country i believe visiting places like this is also in the package of visiting and exploring a country. Its heartbreaking especially the crematorium which i started my visit from, It was devastating knowing what people in here have been through and on what historical we are stepping . I recommend visiting Buchenwald .The presentation is clear and engaging.just make sure you are mentally ready and u have some water and food with you .

Very large memorial site with excellent bookshop, holding titles in 4 languages. The guided tour is worth the small price and is preceded by a 30min documentary giving an overview of the camps history and including survivors memories. Visiting this and the Topf & Sons – Builders of the Auschwitz Ovens Place of Remembrance in Erfurt is well worth it. Give yourself at least half a day, the site is huge and mostly outdoors. The cafe may be closed without notice.

An overwhelming experience but still very educational

Memorials like this must be preserved as a warning to mankind of how man can turn towards man. This camp is worth visiting also for the excellent museum. If you take a tour guide you will be able to enter the crematorium and get excellent descriptions, moreover all over the remains of the camp there are plaques and photos. Go to the end of the camp where, hidden in the grass and vegetation, there are hundreds of remains of kitchenware, which are as shocking as the rest, but perhaps the most shocking element of this camp are the remains of a zoo for the SS families, just in front of the crematorium, just another metaphor of how blind people can become if not able to think for themselves. Practical information for visiting: there is a parking and a little cafeteria.

Impressive to visit, unfortunately not all buildings are enterable. The scale of the place is breathtaking and the crematorium is the place that makes you want to hold your breath as you cannot image the horrors that took place in Buchenwald.