4. Bletchley Park (England)
One of the cooler locales for the new set of technophiles out there, this site was responsible for some of the most advanced code breaking to occur during WWII. This area of Buckinghamshire was home to the Government Code and Cypher School, an institution where the brightest minds of the time successfully figured out a majority of Axis communications that may have prevented up to two more years of wartime. The school still stands as an educational facility and attraction that commemorates the actions of those previously stationed within its halls.
3. Cabinet War Rooms (England)
Opened in 1985 as a public museum, these rooms hold a lot of historical significance in a relatively small space. Originally a secret complex hidden under the Treasury, this reinforced bomb bunker was the headquarters of the War Cabinet, including Churchill himself as well as other Conservative and Labor Party members. Visitor can experience the rooms just as they were in 1945, when the premises was vacated after the war.
2. Auschwitz-Birkenau (Poland)
This former detention facility hardly needs an introduction. Known as the largest and most horrifying death camp in Europe during WWII, millions of Jewish citizens were massacred here by the Nazi regime. The standing museum complex there today is an unforgettable memorial of all of those who suffered there.
1. Normandy (France)
The beaches of Normandy stretch for miles, and every step across those shores holds historical significance. Known worldwide as the site of “D-Day”, when the Allies landed in June 1944 and initiated a major shift in power during WWII, the coastline has various museums, information centers and memorials with which to pay your respects to those who sacrificed themselves for the greater good.