Museum · gmina Oświęcim · Updated on 1 November 2026.
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp Auschwitz II-Birkenau is a museum in gmina Oświęcim, Lesser Poland Voivodeship. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 5 of the 15 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 420 m you'll find a bench and a public toilet.
Audio tour · German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp Auschwitz II-Birkenau
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You're standing on the grounds of Auschwitz, near the Polish town of Oświęcim. Take a moment here. This is the site of the largest mass murder in a single location in history.
Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No water point, bike pump or food stand within 1 km.
15 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 5 of the 15 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.
Hear the story of Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum on the spot with the app
Jan: Mo-Su 07:30-15:00; Feb: Mo-Su 07:30-16:00; Mar: Mo-Su 07:30-17:00; Apr-May: Mo-Su 07:30-18:00; Jun-Aug: Mo-Su 07:30-19:00; Sep: Mo-Su 07:30-18:00; Oct: Mo-Su 07:30-17:00; Nov: Mo-Su 07:30-15:00; Dec: Mo-Su 07:30-14:00 (according to OpenStreetMap). Check the official website for public holidays.
Yes: a public toilet at 420 m.
When you stand at German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp Auschwitz II-Birkenau, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
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