I visited the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in the town of Oswiecim as a day trip from Kraków on the 25th of August 2010 and what follows are some of the photographs I took while I was there.
![The railway station at Oswiecim ("Auschwitz" in German).](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20100825-01-300x157.jpg)
![The electric fence around the Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20100825-02-300x175.jpg)
![Barracks in Auschwitz II-Birkenau.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20100825-03-300x167.jpg)
![The gate and railroad at Auschwitz II-Birkenau.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20100825-04-300x182.jpg)
![Path that bisects the Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20100825-05-300x159.jpg)
![Guard tower and barracks.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20100825-06-300x158.jpg)
![Remains of a crematorium at Auschwitz II-Birkenau; it was demolished by the Nazis in an attempt to cover up their crimes.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20100825-07-300x195.jpg)
![The end of the railroad line in Auschwitz II-Birkenau.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20100825-08-300x195.jpg)
![Pond of ashes in Auschwitz II-Birkenau.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20100825-09-300x200.jpg)
![Birch trees on the edge of Auschwitz II-Birkenau.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20100825-10-300x182.jpg)
![Aerial photo of Auschwitz II-Birkenau taken during World War II.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20100825-11-300x253.jpg)
![More barracks at Auschwitz II-Birkenau.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20100825-12-300x142.jpg)
![Looking through the barbed wire at Auschwitz II-Birkenau.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20100825-13-300x163.jpg)
![The infamous "Arbeit macht frei" sign over the entrance to the Auschwitz I concentration camp - this is a replica since the original was stolen the year before.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20100825-14-300x200.jpg)
![Buildings in Auschwitz I.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20100825-15-300x192.jpg)
![Pile of victims' eyeglasses on display in the museum in Auschwitz I.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20100825-16-300x184.jpg)
![Closeup of a prisoner's identification number and symbol (signifying the reason for imprisonment) on a uniform on display in the Auschwitz I museum.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20100825-17-300x174.jpg)
![An example of the type of "beds" the prisoners had to sleep on.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20100825-18-300x200.jpg)
![A tower and electric fences at Auschwitz I.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20100825-19-300x200.jpg)
![Interior of the crematorium at Auschwitz I.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20100825-20-300x200.jpg)
![A sign warning about the electric fence surrounding Auschwitz I. It reads: "Danger! High voltage. Will cause death."](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20100825-21-300x200.jpg)
![This was a strange sight found near the Oswiecim railway station - this has to be one of the smallest night clubs in the world.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20100825-22-300x198.jpg)
I visited the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in the town of Oswiecim as a day trip from Kraków on the 25th of August 2010 and what follows are some of the photographs I took while I was there.