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Only by exploring Ground Zero and its environs can you truly grasp the enormity of what transpired here.

Tour Highlights

2-hour journey into the tragedy and aftermath of 9/11

Riveting recounting of events where the Twin Towers fell

Poignant stories of heroic bravery and sacrifice

Tiny St. Paul's Chapel, which miraculously survived the attack

The American Express Eleven Tears Memorial

Reflecting Absence Memorial and Steel Beam Cross

Firefighters’ 9/11 Memorial and Engine and Ladder Co. 10/10

Essex World Deli, which became an emergency medical station

Beautiful Winter Garden plaza at the World Financial Center

3-hour tour only: Admission to and guided tour of new 9/11 Memorial

2-HOUR TOUR: Explore Ground Zero and its environs to truly grasp the enormity of what transpired here. (Note: Does NOT include entry to the Memorial)

3-HOUR TOUR: Everything covered in our 2-hour tour…PLUS free admission to and a guided 9/11 memorial tour.

Tour Details

Tour Begins: Tour runs daily at 2:30 PM Tour departs outside the entrance to St. Paul Chapel Located at 209 Broadway, between Vesey and Fulton Streets. Tour Length: 2 hours, 1 mile/1.6 kilometers

Type Price 3-hour tour with 9/11 Memorial $36.00 Adult $24.00 Child $20.00

The highly emotional tenth anniversary of 9/11—and the opening of the long-awaited 9/11 Memorial at Ground Zero—have ignited intense new interest in the events and environs related to that horrific day.

For two riveting hours, your expert guide will recount gripping stories of heroic deeds and ultimate sacrifice as you survey the sights of Ground Zero. You'll visit nearby venues and learn what critical parts they played during those dreadful first days. Including St. Paul's Chapel, yards away, which incredibly was spared severe damage and served as a hub for relief efforts. Including the Steel Beam Cross, formed by two steel girders hoisted from the debris to become a shrine dedicated to the heroes of Ground Zero. Plus, many other sights of profound significance to 9/11 history.

Then, for those taking the 3-hour tour, you'll have a guided tour plus free admission to the new 9/11 Memorial, built on the exact site where the Twin Towers once stood.

Your guide will provide a fascinating account of how the already-acclaimed Memorial, with its twin reflecting pools and 3,000 inscribed names of victims, came to be. You'll also see The Survivor Tree, which was nursed back to health after surviving the 9/11 devastation.

Whichever version of the tour you choose, you'll get a profound sense of the magnitude of the attack and its disastrous effects, as well as renewed hope as you witness firsthand the heartening rebirth of this hallowed area.

To book by phone call: 888-491-9824.

All tour sales are final.

This tour can be rescheduled only if we are notified at least 48 hours prior to tour.

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