Vienna Adventure Day Trip to Mauthausen Concentration Camp Memorial

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Pass By: KZ-Gedenkstatte Mauthausen, Erinnerungsstrasse 1, Mauthausen 4310 Austria

Pay a sobering visit to the Mauthausen Concentration Camp Memorial from Vienna. Explore the historic premises, visit the new museum and learn all about life in the camp in World War II and after.

Upon arrival, explore the preserved historic premises of the Mauthausen Memorial at your own pace with the help of your audio guide in English. See the Wiener-Graben quarry, the Stairs of Death, the SS-Quarters, the Camp Prison, the Gas Chamber, and visit the newly re-opened Mauthausen Museum with the Room of Names. Honor the victims by learning about this crucial period in history.

Embark on a 2.5-hour journey from Vienna across lower Austria towards the Mauthausen Memorial in a comfortable air-conditioned tour vehicle. Listen to your guide explaining the historical context en route and learn about life at Mauthausen concentration camp before its liberation in May 1945.
Mauthausen Concentration Camp in Upper Austria was one of the largest labor camp complexes in the Third Reich. Between 1938 and 1945 about 200,000 people from all over Europe were imprisoned in Mauthausen. About half of them lost their lives. Today, Mauthausen Memorial honors the memory of those who perished here by standing as a reminder to the darkest days in Austria’s history.

Know before you go
• This tour requires a minimum of 2 participants to operate
• The tour concludes at the Vienna State Opera House in downtown Vienna
• Due to the nature of the visit this tour is not recommended for children aged 15 and younger
• Audioguides at Mauthausen Memorial are available in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Hebrew, Dutch, Polish, Czech, Russian, Hungarian