Travel with Museum historians, experts, and supporters to countries of significance during the Holocaust. Travelers will get special behind-the-scenes access to historical sites, museums, and cultural institutions and enjoy unique local experiences. For more information, contact museumtravel@ushmm.org.
Upcoming Trips
- Poland
October 24–November 1, 2026
Travel to Gdansk, Warsaw, and Krakow, and visit meaningful Holocaust sites, including Westerplatte, the site of Germany’s invasion of Poland, Stutthof, Treblinka, and Auschwitz-Birkenau.
- Amsterdam and Berlin
April 2–10, 2027
Travel to Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and Berlin, Germany, two of Europe’s most beautiful cities. Amsterdam, with its renowned canals, and Berlin, with its two rivers, boast extraordinary museums, distinctive cuisines, and vibrant art scenes. Yet both cities continue to wrestle with their painful, complex World War II-era legacies.
- Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia (the Baltics)
May 1-9, 2027
Immerse yourself in the unique history of the Baltics, shaped by the region’s proximity to Russia, Poland, Sweden, and Germany. From World War I through World War II, the Holocaust, and the Cold War, the Baltic region has been at the center of most of 20th-century European history.
- Romania and Moldova
May 22–30, 2027
Explore the stunning beauty of Romania and Moldova (formerly Bessarabia), two countries of historical significance during the Holocaust. Today, Romania and Moldova offer a gateway to eastern Europe, a place where cultures meet, histories overlap, and East and West intersect.
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The International Travel Program is open to Museum donors who have made a minimum cumulative charitable gift—$5,000 for first-time participants or $10,000 for returning participants—within the 12 months before departure.
Photos: From top: The Monument to the Defenders of the Polish Post Office in Gdansk commemorates one of the first military actions of World War II. US Holocaust Memorial Museum; A detail of the Ninth Fort memorial designed by the Lithuanian sculptor Alfonsas Vincentas Ambraziūnas, Kovno, Lithuania. Diego Grandi/Alamy; Houses in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. iStock/Adisa; 15th-century painted monastery (Sistine Chapel of the East), Voronet, Romania. iStock/Emily_M_Wilson