NYC: 9/11 Memorial Tour and Optional Observatory Ticket – New York City, New York

EXPERIENCE:

These special 90-minute tours of the 9/11 Memorial are guided by New Yorkers who have a personal connection to that tragic day. Hear their personal stories and the touching recounts of tragedy and heroism of many other everyday citizens.

The tour begins at St. Paul’s Chapel, the oldest public building in New York City in continuous use. This church miraculously survived the falling buildings and debris from the 9/11 attacks despite it being only a block away. It became a makeshift rescue center during the aftermath and its iron fence became a bulletin board where family members posted notices of their missing loved ones.

Today, with the mementos received from people around the world, the church serves as a tribute site. You’ll hear about the heroic emergency responders at the Firefighter’s 9/11 Memorial Wall, and see Engine and Ladder Company 10/10, the fire station at Ground Zero.

Enter the 9/11 Memorial, where you can pay your respects to those who lost their lives in the World Trade Center. See the Reflecting Absence Memorial, the largest manmade waterfall inside the 9/11 Memorial, symbolizing the vast void left by the tragedy.

Learn how the names of the nearly 3,000 victims were placed around the waterfall next to their friends, family members, and colleagues. See the new One World Trade Center rise from the ground in this beautiful 8-acre green city oasis.

As the tour portion ends, your guide will give you your optional timed admission tickets for the One World Observatory if the option is selected. Step onto a panoramic observation deck that is a marvel of engineering and architecture. The program begins in the lobby of the One World Trade Center with Voices, a film dedicated to the men and women of the World Trade Towers and the new One World Trade Center. You will then take the Sky Pod elevator and rise 1,250 feet above ground in 60 seconds.

The Observation Deck begins on the 102nd floor with the See Forever Theater and moves down to the 100th floor, where the main observation deck is located. Immersive LED displays, interactive touch screen videos, and dining options mean there’s plenty to do, but the true draw is the view, from hundreds of feet above the skyline stretching across all of Manhattan.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Take a tour of Ground Zero and the 9/11 Memorial with a New Yorker who has personal connections to the events of 9/11
Hear stories of tragedy and heroism and get a deeper understanding of what occurred
Visit the One World Observatory for views hundreds of feet above the New York skyline

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