It is amazing to finally get to experience a concentration camp museum and see some of the actual areas that caused so much hurt and deaths. So much of what we learn is only from stories. Be aware, if you visit here it is sad and hearbreaking. But the stories must be told so it is not forgotten and never repeated. We arrived on a rainy weekday morning. The staff was pleasant and sold us a 2€ book in English. No tour or audio is available in English though. Many groups were participating in large group tours in French and German though. High school aged students by the bus load were there that morning and it was quite awful how loud they were. Unfortunately, despite the signs to respect the silence of the place, they were laughing, talking, and sitting on stairs/ hanging around doors blocking other visitors for the two hours we were there. Despite the uncontrolled tour groups, the museum had written information in English with details of the WWII military as well as the victims. The best part I believe was the story walk by the ticket counter. The information was provided of this concentration camp as well as others across Europe. The computer screens were available in German/French/English with maps, sats, and stories of people impacted at each concentration camp. Downstairs the history of the war was in great detail both by pictures and by the info cards on the wall. The concentration camp walk was eye opening outside, especially the jail. Quite aweful but sobering. I suggest driving to the gas chamber (used for medical experiments) when you leave, rather than walk. It is quite far and muddy if it rains and not much to see. Please do visit here. You will be greatly impacted. Hopefully the staff will encourage guests to be more respectful in future visits so more people can experience the somber message of this and all concentration camps. read more

Struthof - Gas chamber - Landmarks & Historical Buildings Near Me - Natzwiller, 67

we visited this Nazi concentration camp -- where over 50% of inmates died due to Nazi tyranny-- when we were in Alsace last year. There's still a lot of the original camp including the guard towers, gate, electric fence, incinerator, torture rooms, prison cells, as well as a good photo and artifacts exhibit (most labels in French though, but it didn't take much to figure out what it was). Also a more formal museum and some memorials and drawings and stories by survivors. Well worth visiting if a Nazi concentration camp is on your bucket list and you're not up to Dachau, Aushwitz or Bergen-Belsen or the other larger death camps. You'll tank up your WW2 knowledge base just by seeing where this is and learning the stories of the victims which includes French Resistance members, anti-Reich saboteurs, and the subjects of Dr. Hirt (seriously!)'s medical research. We spent about 3 hours here at this off-the-beaten track location; and highly recommend it for personal edification. read more