I'm German and I felt very alien as well when I visited. It is an historical monument. People don't go there to commemorate the Völkerschlacht (the small museum

I'm German and I felt very alien as well when I visited. It is an historical monument. People don't go there to commemorate the Völkerschlacht (the small museum nearby is better suited for that), but to see how they commemorated the Völkerschlacht 100 years ago.