KZ-Gedenkstatte Mittelbau Dora, Nordhausen

It is okey to see the place... but it is better if there is available guide.. we didn't get the chance to find a guide and it was just walking around and checking the boards on all areas - there are explanations in English but if you haven't researched for the concentration camp before you won't be able to get thw full picture.

Nestled high in the mountains, the peace and tranquility of this beautiful valley belies its dark and dreadful secrets. The sheer emotional weight of this place is almost a physical presence. The origins of the space race can be traced back to here and Penemunde. No one should ever forget how vile and evil human beings can be to each other.

Must see KZ working camp. Make sure to get a guided tour, as this is the only way to access the tunnels. The guide was super informative, and the history of this place is unbelieveable. Guided tours are mostly done in German off season, but should be available in English during summer.

During my return drive home from the Czech republic, I stopped in the middle of Germany at a place called Mittelbau-Dora. 75 years ago this site was used to build the V1 and V2 rockets, which the Nazis used as a last ditch attempt to subdue Great Britain. This place is better known by the name of the nearby town, Nordhausen. Looking over the site of one of the most infamous Nazi concentration camps, it is impossible to imagine the horrors that took place here only 75 years ago. But by walking around the place, and standing where the slave labourers toiled until they died, I realise why it's so important these places are preserved as memorials, and open for everyone to visit. This concentration camp and the map of all the surrounding sub-camps, was built in 1943, effectively after Nazi Germany knew they had lost the war. It is the final design in decade of a long line of despicable murderous sites, from Dachau, near Munich, established in 1933. Nordhausen shows how the Nazis had perfected the ability to destroy humanity.

Very impressive! I recommend to visit underground facility also (but note - access with excursion only - at 11:00, 13:00 and 15:00).