Marc was an excellent guide and let us visit both memorial sites, the survivor tree and also the FDNY memorial. I don't know that my almost 13 year old appreciated it as much as I did since she wasn't alive when it happened, but I found everything so incredibly moving.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Skip the Line entry ticket to 9/11 Museum (if option selected)
- Tales of heroism, tragedy, and resilience to enrich your visit
- Tour of Ground Zero & key sights including outside St. Paul’s Chapel, Survivor Tree & Memorial Pools
- 9/11 Museum entry ticket & small-group guided tour with a Docent (if you choose the VIP option)
- New York City guide with a personal connection to 9/11
Excludes
- Gratuities
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- We meet inside the Oculus, a mall and transportation hub at Ground Zero. Your guide will be wearing an orange hat and standing by the L'Arte del Gelato stand on the main level.
Itinerary
Explore this transportation hub and shopping center to admire its striking architecture and learn how it symbolizes renewal at Ground Zero after 9/11.
Pay your respects to those who lost their lives at the World Trade Center on 9/11. Your guide will explain the meaning behind all the symbolic places in the memorial plaza, including the Survivor Tree and Reflecting Absence, which are the largest man-made waterfalls on the continent.
Enhance your experience by visiting the 9/11 Museum. We offer two upgrade options: either a skip-the-line ticket for a self-guided visit or a one-hour VIP guided tour through the collections of media, memorabilia, and more.
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Reviews
Excellent tour. Steve had authentic stories
Our tour guide was Arun. He told so many detailed stories and i learned so much new information about 9/11. 10/10 would def recommend!
absolutely excellent as a pleasure to listen and learn so much more about 911. Arun
Dave was an excellent guide who combined deep knowledge with insight and his personal local experience. We would highly recommend this tour for those looking to understand more about events leading to 9/11, as well as the aftermath, recovery and legacy.
We were guided on our Tour by Tim Douglas who managed to memorise all our names of our group making it a very personal experience His knowledge was 1st class offered up through quizzes along the way Excellent meet and greet All worked very easily
Steve was a fantastic tour guide with lots of 9/11 information and many interesting stories .
Excellent Tour and Tour Guide. I enjoyed the tour, learned many historical details and the pre-purchased Museum Ticket, allowed me to go to the front of the line for admission.
Despite having visited Ground Zero before on several occasions I found this guided tour both hugely informative and very moving. The guide’s personal story from 9/11 brought it all to life.
Megan, our guide, did an amazing job. We learned a lot about the site, the timeline and what happened since 9/11.
Solemn and quite informative.
Tim Douglas did a great job! He was very knowledgeable and made the experience terrific.
Jim Q was a more than wonderful guide! You can tell he has a passion for teaching people about this day in our Country’s history and has true respect for the men & women first responders who sacrificed their lives on 9/11. I would recommend him to anyone who wanted to see this memorial. I saw this memorial but never with a tour guide and Jim Q made it very memorable and special in remember the lives of those who were lost.
Jim Q was excellent and passionate with his tour! Very informative! Would definitely recommend!
Exciting, sad and interesting. Loved it. Very heartbreking.
Our guide was Jim Quin, and what a lively storyteller. He talks respectfully about that day, but makes it come so alive to me, too. I nearly shed a tear listening, but also found myself smiling at Jim Quin’s stories. Very impressive.
Very good guide! Recommend 👍🏻Jim Q. The best
We had a wonderful, and informative tour with Jim Quinn. He was respectful throughout and hearing his account was very powerful.
Very good guide, knows a lot about the experience. Would recommend 💯 Jim Q.
Jim Quinn did a wonderful job job with the tour. Well done recommended
Jim Quinn was a great tour guide
Jim Q was the best tour guide! Very engaging & informative! Awesome atmosphere.
Great guide who is super knowledgeable
Found the meeting point hard to find.
Megan Sara made everything so interesting. She certainly knew her information, and I could tell she enjoyed presenting to us. The 9/11 memorial is a difficult tour, but she handled it professionally, wonderfully, and lovingly.
Meghan our guide was fantastic - informative and entertaining. It was deeply moving and we’re so glad we booked the experience. Meghan gave us the history of the area, the details of that devastating day and how NYC pulled together, and also the less known facts about how the victims have been honoured since.
The walking tour with Paul was fantastic! He pointed out so many interesting details about the WTC area, history and the day of 9/11, which is so important to never forget. We had a relative in from out of town and wanted to make sure her experience of this area was meaningful and more than just taking a walk on our own. Thank you Paul for bringing this time back to life and honoring all those lost.
Paul gave a great tour. He is exceptionally knowledgeable and personable.
We had a memorable experience with our guide Paul Kelly. He was simply outstanding both in his depth of knowledge of 9-11 coupled with his healthy respect for a memorial. We felt totally satisfied with our experience. In addition he was generous with his time ensuring that we all had sufficient time to hear what he was saying. He paced the tour well and managed a group of diverse age knowledge and cultures. I highly recommend Paul.
This was an amazing experience! Thank you to Tony for his knowledge and energy he put into our tour! Thank you also, to the dedicated people who made this museum possible!!
Arun was fantastic. Very knowledgeable and helpful
Arun, great job!!!! Enjoyed with my husband!
Arun is amazing, made the tour phenomenal!
Paul was a great tour guide! He gave us so much information and backstory on both the events of 9/11 and the history of the Ground Zero area. It was quite an emotional day for all of us. Thank you, Paul! Come visit Chattanooga anytime!
Energetic tour guide keeps his audience engaged throughout the tour
Jim Q was a great tour guide, really informative and things I hadn’t heard about 911 before. Would recommend!!!!
Jim Q was great!👍 I’d ask for him again!
I had a wonderful time on the tour. It was important to me to visit and someone who remembers the fear of shock of that day as a child. Jim Q gave us great information and his passion for the fallen was evident. We were getting all of the facts, but also his personal experience of living in Manhattan on that day.
Jim Q was a brilliant tour guide!
Loved this tour. So moving to see in person. Jim did so fantastic explaining
Jim Q was great!!! He brought so much emotion and passion into the tour. We loved it!!!
Jim Q was great! Gave a very personal account of the events.
Very friendly and knowledgeable
Jim Quinn was such a good guide!
Very informative! Only suggestion would be to have whispers to hear better. The guide knew a lot and we enjoyed it!
Sean was an outstanding guide and interpreter of the events of a most tragic day in our history. I relearned many details but he brought in so many more pieces of the story to paint a more complete picture. Very Well Done!
The heartfelt stories are deeply moving, taking us back to a moment in our nation’s history that still breaks our hearts. I’m especially grateful to hear from someone who personally experienced that day and can share those memories firsthand. It reminds us of who we are as Americans and how precious our freedom, unity, and opportunities truly are. It also reminds us that the freedoms we cherish can be difficult for others to understand, especially those who have never experienced the same blessings. 🇺🇸❤️
Awesome experience . Highly recommended
Excellent guide. Thank you Very informative.
James our walking tour guide was amazing. He was very knowledgeable, thoughtful and on point with history and the understanding of ground zero. He had a wonderful sense of humor as well
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