New York 9/11 Memorial With a Personal Story
Description
Experience the new WTC site with a native New Yorker using earpieces/audio which allows you to respectfully explore the Memorial while quietly hearing details. Allows space for family members to visit loved ones' names without the disturbance of a tour guide barking over their serenity. This is a place for reverence, reflection and learning - not entertainment. This tour offers something truly rare—authenticity. As a New Yorker personally impacted by that tragic day, I don’t rely on sensationalized stories. Instead, I offer a respectful, deeply personal, and truthful account of what happened, how the city responded, and what it means today. If you want a meaningful, honest experience that honors the truth and the resilience of New York, this is the tour for you. Groups are also capped at 12 for the comfort of tour guests as well as family and friends who may be at the Memorial. Tour is ENGLISH ONLY
Tour Options
Itinerary
Visit NYC's Ten House and the 9/11 Fireman's Memorial, adjacent to O'Hara's Pub honoring our first responders.
Explore Liberty Park, St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Koenig Sphere, The Glade and the 9/11 Memorial Pools with detailed information about each site from your guide.
At this point the guide will discuss all the new buildings on the reimagined WTC campus, along with engineering failures in the original buildings and successes or improvements in the newly constructed skyscrapers.
Tours will typically remain outside observing and discussing architectural features. However, content will be covered inside the Oculus in the event of inclement weather.
Guide will discuss the importance of St Paul's on 9/11, and its role in the aftermath of the event.
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(47)
I really enjoyed the 9/11 tour with Dana. The tour was the perfect mix of storytelling, facts and personal experience. Seeing all the names of the people who were killed, including Dana's own brother, was very moving. I highly recommend this tour!
April, thanks so much for taking my 9/11 Memorial walking tour. It means a lot to have folks like you come pay respects to those we lost - and it means the world to me, personally.
Dana's personal ties to 9/11 made it a emotionally charged presentation. Her delivery was impactful and memorable. Definitely would recommend to others.
Erick, thanks so much for taking my Ground Zero Walking Tour. Folks like you make it meaningful for me as well.
This was a very emotional and personal tour. It was an interesting tour led by our amazing guide Dana. Would recommend for anyone visiting the memorial.
Thank you so much. As you know the 9/11 Memorial Tour means a lot to me, and visitors like you make it a great experience for me too.
The Ground Zero tour and museum visit is a must for all who visit NYC! Dana was fantastic, very knowledgeable about the buildings and events of the fateful day. She brought a special poignance to our visit through sharing her personal and family story of 9/11. I would highly recommend her tour.
Thank you so much for your kind words and sharing your experience on my 9/11 Memorial - Ground Zero Walking Tour. Much appreciated, as is your support of the Museum.
Our private tour with Dana of Ground Zero was memorable,, informative and touching. I will always remember it, Dana, and her personal story.
Thank you Terri (and Gail & Vickie) for taking my Ground Zero Walking Tour, you were terrific guests! Wishing you all a wonderful rest of your summer.
Incredibly informatics and interesting. Even my 12 year old granddaughter was enthralled and interested during the whole tour.
Janice, thank you and your granddaughter for choosing our 9/11 Memorial Walking Tour, what wonderful thoughts and questions you both raised and I appreciate the kind words.
Dana was amazing!! It was great having someone who has a personal experience with 9/11. Dana also gave us such great detailed info that we didn’t know about 9/11 as well as the new One World building.
Thanks so much for taking our Ground Zero Walking Tour and for the wonderful review. We really appreciate you!
Dana is the guide you want for this experience—highly recommend! No one can bring alive the sites and moments surrounding the events of 9/11 like a native New Yorker with a very personal connection to this historic & tragic event in history. We’d go with Dana again!
I'm so glad you enjoyed our 9/11 Memorial Tour, thank you so much for supporting the site and for sharing your experience!
Our tour with Dana was excellent she did a great job with explaining so many details about the events that happened on 911. Especially since it was so close to home with her brother being a victim of 911.
Thank you for taking our Ground Zero Tour and allowing me to share stories about Mike. I appreciate you and your kind words.
Dana's tour was amazing. Hearing her story added something unique to an experience that most of us could never imagine. I thank her for her time and I can say without a doubt her brother is, was, and always will be a hero.
Thank you so much for saying that, Michael will always be our hero. And thank you for joining our 9/11 Memorial Walking Tour, it's folks like you that ensure our people are always remembered.
