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Soviet & Jewish heritage in Vilnius

Vilnius dark history done right: the KGB Museum of Occupations, Jewish Vilna and the Vilna Gaon, Paneriai Holocaust memorial and Grūtas Soviet sculpture park.

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Vilnius: Kgb museum occupations tour

Vilnius: Kgb museum occupations tour

⏱ 2 hours
Lithuania: Vilnius soviet tour kgb atomic bunker

Lithuania: Vilnius soviet tour kgb atomic bunker

⏱ 3.5 hours From from ~$64
Vilnius: Jewish heritage 3 hour tour

Vilnius: Jewish heritage 3 hour tour

⏱ 3 hours
Vilnius: Soviet walking tour

Vilnius: Soviet walking tour

 Vilnius: Jewish quarter walking tour 2h30

Vilnius: Jewish quarter walking tour 2h30

⏱ 2.5 hours
Kaunas: Jewish heritage day trip from vilnius

Kaunas: Jewish heritage day trip from vilnius

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Regular walking tour of Soviet VilniusViator

Regular walking tour of Soviet Vilnius

3h · Free cancellation★ 4.9 (268)
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Regular walking tour of Jewish VilniusViator

Regular walking tour of Jewish Vilnius

3h · Free cancellation★ 4.9 (190)
From€22Check availability →
Tour out of Vilnius: Paneriai holocaust park, Trakai, KaunasViator

Tour out of Vilnius: Paneriai holocaust park, Trakai, Kaunas

Full day · Private · Free cancellation★ 4.8 (30)
From€250Check availability →
Private Jewish Vilnius TourViator

Private Jewish Vilnius Tour

3h · Private · Free cancellation★ 4.9 (17)
From€230Check availability →
Guided Tour of KGB Museum in Vilnius (Museum of Occupation and Freedom Fights)Viator

Guided Tour of KGB Museum in Vilnius (Museum of Occupation and Freedom Fights)

1h · Private · Free cancellation★ 5.0 (14)
From€140Check availability →
The Way of Freedom: Behind the Walls of the KGBViator

The Way of Freedom: Behind the Walls of the KGB

2h · Free cancellation★ 4.6 (17)
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Grūtas Park — Lithuania's Soviet sculpture park guide — Grūtas Park near Druskininkai holds Lithuania's removed Soviet monuments. What t

Grūtas Park — Lithuania's Soviet sculpture park guide

Grūtas Park near Druskininkai holds Lithuania's removed Soviet monuments. What to see, how to get there from Vilnius, tickets, and historical context.
Jewish Vilnius and the Vilna Gaon — a heritage guide — Guide to Jewish Vilnius: the Vilna Gaon, the Great Synagogue site, the Choral Sy

Jewish Vilnius and the Vilna Gaon — a heritage guide

Guide to Jewish Vilnius: the Vilna Gaon, the Great Synagogue site, the Choral Synagogue, Paneriai, and surviving heritage of a community lost to the
KGB museum Vilnius (Museum of Occupations) — a complete guide — KGB Museum Vilnius — former KGB HQ with prison cells intact. Tickets, guided tou

KGB museum Vilnius (Museum of Occupations) — a complete guide

KGB Museum Vilnius — former KGB HQ with prison cells intact. Tickets, guided tours, what to expect, and how to prepare for Lithuania's most important
Ninth Fort Kaunas — Holocaust memorial and museum guide — Visit the Ninth Fort in Kaunas — a major Holocaust memorial where 50,000 people

Ninth Fort Kaunas — Holocaust memorial and museum guide

Visit the Ninth Fort in Kaunas — a major Holocaust memorial where 50,000 people were killed in 1941. Visiting hours, tickets, and how to reach it from
Paneriai memorial — visiting Lithuania's Holocaust site — Paneriai Memorial near Vilnius — where ~100,000 people were killed in 1941–1944.

Paneriai memorial — visiting Lithuania's Holocaust site

Paneriai Memorial near Vilnius — where ~100,000 people were killed in 1941–1944. How to get there by train, what to see, and how to visit respectfully.
Soviet history in Vilnius — what to see and understand — Soviet history in Vilnius: the KGB headquarters, the January 1991 events, Soviet

Soviet history in Vilnius — what to see and understand

Soviet history in Vilnius: the KGB headquarters, the January 1991 events, Soviet-era districts, the atomic bunker, and honest context for visitors to