A September 11 Survivor's World Trade Center Walking Tour
I'm a 9/11 survivor, a member of the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund. You will have my own experience of that day and the weeks afterward. After the attacks, I volunteered at what was then known as Ground Zero. I organized guides to give free walking tours to visiting first responders during the aftermath. After all, this is a deeply historic area of 400-year-old New York City. Colonial, Revolutionary War and early American historic spots are all around here. The tour begins in a church attended by George Washington.
You will see: The Memorial Pools in the exact location of the Twin Towers The Eleven Tears Memorial at American Express A memorial for survivors who have since died of 9/11 syndrome A sculpture that honors still-living survivors
You will be taken to places most guides don't know about: scenes where you can still see lingering damage from September 11 that has never been removed. It's still in plain sight, if you know where to look. Allow me to show you.
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A September 11 Survivor's World Trade Center Walking Tour
What's included in A September 11 Survivor's World Trade Center Walking Tour
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St. Paul's Chapel
This little chapel is incredibly rich in not only September 11 history, but American and NYC history as well. *Originally Church Of England, it predates the United States by about a decade. *The original Great Seal of the United States (E PLURIBUS UNUM) hangs on its wall. *A service was said for guest of honor George Washington on the day of his inauguration in 1789. *All of the windows are original from 1766. Find out why none broke on September 11, despite virtually every other window breaking for blocks around! *Firemen and engineers who cleaned up Ground Zero slept here until May of 2002. *A Revolutionary general, born in Ireland and killed in action in Quebec, is entombed here, in the first American national monument. I can't express how awesome a place this is.
American Express 11 Tears Memorial
We will stop to admire the poignant memorial which remembers the eleven employees of American Express who were killed in the attacks on the Twin Towers.
FDNY Memorial Wall
The firefighters' bronze memorial is on the wall of 10 House, home of Ladder 10 and Pumper 10. Six men from this firehouse -- literally across the street from the World Trade Center -- are among the 343 who lost their lives that day. Each year on September 11, American flags are run up the flagpole above 10 House, saluted by members of the US armed forces, and given to members of the families.
Inclusions
- Tour Guide
- Museum entrance is not included.
- Wheelchair accessible
- 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
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Meet at the big red cube sculpture in the plaza.
End Points
- St. Paul's is on Broadway, four blocks north of the start point. It isn't just the end point of the tour: It's not only been historic since the American Revolution; it figures strongly in the September 11 story.
