Salzburg to Hitler’s Eagles Nest without car

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From what I understand, it’s just a restaurant, and not a very good one based on the Google Reviews. If you’re expecting a real museum I think you’ll be disappointed. Leave it to the Germans to minimize their horrible history and turn Hitler’s Lair into a modern mountaintop restaurant. Horrible people.

That’s unfortunate if it’s changed into that. It wasn’t when I was there. My general experience was that Germany handles that horrific part of its history with directness and honesty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what I understand, it’s just a restaurant, and not a very good one based on the Google Reviews. If you’re expecting a real museum I think you’ll be disappointed. Leave it to the Germans to minimize their horrible history and turn Hitler’s Lair into a modern mountaintop restaurant. Horrible people.

^^PS, if you want to visit an actual historic site where Hitler spent a good part of the war, then check out the so-called Wolf’s Lair in Northeastern Poland. It’s also the place where the famous assassination attempt was carried out. There are a lot of other wonderful WWII history museums throughout Poland that provide a much more balanced perspective than anything you’ll find in Germany, so if you are interested, just let me know.

I found that the Germans were willing to deal forthrightly with their ugly history on my visits to the Nazi Documentation Center in Munich, Dachau, and the Topography of Terror in Berlin.

They similarly didn't hold back on East German history at the old Stasi headquarters complex, Wall memorial, and Tranenpalast, all in Berlin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what I understand, it’s just a restaurant, and not a very good one based on the Google Reviews. If you’re expecting a real museum I think you’ll be disappointed. Leave it to the Germans to minimize their horrible history and turn Hitler’s Lair into a modern mountaintop restaurant. Horrible people.

That’s unfortunate if it’s changed into that. It wasn’t when I was there. My general experience was that Germany handles that horrific part of its history with directness and honesty.

DP - well, that’s because the PP with “based on the Google reviews” does not seem to have any first-hand experience and is incorrect in their conclusions.

There is a very good museum at the bottom next to all the bunkers - and, yes, you also can tour the bunkers themselves.

And, yes, the tour busses are the best way to go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what I understand, it’s just a restaurant, and not a very good one based on the Google Reviews. If you’re expecting a real museum I think you’ll be disappointed. Leave it to the Germans to minimize their horrible history and turn Hitler’s Lair into a modern mountaintop restaurant. Horrible people.

That’s unfortunate if it’s changed into that. It wasn’t when I was there. My general experience was that Germany handles that horrific part of its history with directness and honesty.

DP - well, that’s because the PP with “based on the Google reviews” does not seem to have any first-hand experience and is incorrect in their conclusions.

There is a very good museum at the bottom next to all the bunkers - and, yes, you also can tour the bunkers themselves.

And, yes, the tour busses are the best way to go.

PP here. The point remains that the house itself is a restaurant, and they hid the museum away at the bottom. Typical German approach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what I understand, it’s just a restaurant, and not a very good one based on the Google Reviews. If you’re expecting a real museum I think you’ll be disappointed. Leave it to the Germans to minimize their horrible history and turn Hitler’s Lair into a modern mountaintop restaurant. Horrible people.

That’s unfortunate if it’s changed into that. It wasn’t when I was there. My general experience was that Germany handles that horrific part of its history with directness and honesty.

DP - well, that’s because the PP with “based on the Google reviews” does not seem to have any first-hand experience and is incorrect in their conclusions.

There is a very good museum at the bottom next to all the bunkers - and, yes, you also can tour the bunkers themselves.

And, yes, the tour busses are the best way to go.

PP here. The point remains that the house itself is a restaurant, and they hid the museum away at the bottom. Typical German approach.

The house isn’t really a restaurant. They turned the outside into it, the house is still mostly preserved. The Germans are the gold standard for dealing with their history and taking ownership. Go check out Japan and ask them about WWII.