As the years have progressed, fewer and fewer World War II veterans are living. It is a sad fact of life – the number of people that were able to experience some of the worst fighting of all time are at an all-time low.
If individuals headquartered in the United States wish to learn more about an event that permanently changed Europe (and the rest of the globe), they should start price checking flights out to Europe. After you make it to a starting point in Paris, France or Berlin, Germany, it would be a simple task to coordinate transportation to Poland. After a night to recharge, visitors can get going from their hotel or bed and breakfast early in the morning, to ensure ample time to take Auschwitz Tours from Krakow.
When you can actually get to the historical site, you will be astonished at the sheer range of activities that constituted the Nazi’s reign of power. I would venture that anyone that still holds any doubt in their mind that the Holocaust happened has not been to Auschwitz. After you are able to take in the sheer gravity of the situation, one can return to their normal sight-seeing after a period of self reflection. Poland is one of those destinations that few people in the United States (unless they can claim ancestry) will voluntarily take. With something so integral to collective human experience existing in Poland, that tendency should change. I know that whenever we can cobble together the $4,000 or so for the flights for our family, we will be making the same sort of journey over to continental Europe. It really is a site to visit before you die. Make sure to take a view at the other Polish battlegrounds that permanently changed the balance of powers over the centuries while you are there.