| Rating |
Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age [v] |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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The heart of Ground Zero
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| Sun, Oct 11 12:00 PM |
ebony2lewis |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Although we visited Ground Zero itself, it wasn't until we experienced the Ground Zero Museum Workshop Tour that we really connected on a personal level with what happened on 9/11. So much emotion packed into one small space just can't be described in a few short words. I guess it's what you feel once all of the horror has settled with the dust of the destruction and some how, some way life managed to go on. It's awful and wonderful at the same time. |
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Ground Zero Museum
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| Sat, Oct 3 11:00 AM |
PeggyBrandt |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| I treasure the time I spent in the Ground Zero Museum. I could have stayed another hour listening to the voices telling of their impressions on that day in 2001. I come from a family with three firefighters as close relatives so it was especially memorable to me. Your heart went out to the families just the same as when we watched it on TV on 9/11/01. Tears running down our faces that day and many, many more days as the stories of the dead surfaced. Some of the "behind the scenes" stories we will never forget. All those families that lost a mother or a father that horrible day. This was my first visit to New York. I am so happy one from our group encouraged us to buy tickets in advance for the Ground Zero Museum. I hadn't planned on doing much shopping in New York but was bound & determined what shopping I did would be items purchased at your location. Later that day someone in Battery Park noticed I was carrying a Ground Zero Museum shopping bag & commented on it. I will happily tell anyone I know going to New York that they will not regret a visit to Ground Zero Museum. |
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Reverent
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| Mon, Sep 28 12:00 PM |
b1macsd |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Being from the central midwest, I am definitely not used to large cities and congested roads and walkways. As a "country bumpkin", I felt humbled and reverent in the walls of the museum.
I fluctuated back and forth on whether I wanted to even go to see Ground Zero and this museum. I had seen so much on television and still couldn't believe that our USA was actually attacked.
I guess the biggest thing I felt after going through the information and DVD introduction was that I had paid my respects to the many people who had paid with their lives and those that had worked so diligently trying to save and recover them. |
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Disappointed
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| Sat, Sep 26 3:00 PM |
Donegan |
Male |
60-69 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| I think we were expecting to see many more pictures and many larger pictures.
They take you into this room not larger than the average livingroom - diningroom combination and have you take a seat facing a 42" TV screen and you watch a movie from a CNN TV broadcast about the owner of the studio who took the pictures. Because of the people sitting in front of you, you can't even see the screen without shifting to look between people.
The audio descriptions of the individual pictures was good. I don't know how this museum got so many rave reviews on Trip Advisor. |
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AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE!
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| Thu, Sep 17 11:00 AM |
PKWILKINSON |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| RECOMMEND THIS EXPERIENCE TO ALL. SO WELL DONE, HEART WRENCHING AND HEART WARMING! |
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Great Alternative to Ground Zero
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| Sun, Sep 13 4:00 PM |
jm238617 |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We were very impressed by this unique museum. Don't be put off by the outside look of the building and the entrance (it is located in the Meat Packing District).
The artifacts and photos are presented in a very professional and sensitive manner, and you are given an audio device that is very informative.
You might find this an emotional experience. |
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Adult Activity
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| Fri, Sep 11 9:00 AM |
jfroelich |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| I highly recommend this experience if you want to learn about the personal experiences of those that lost and found hope at ground zero. |
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It's worth it.
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| Thu, Sep 10 11:00 AM |
glongstaff |
Male |
60-69 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| The beginning is inauspicious - a near-anonymous doorway; no grand entrance and (for a museum) a small space that acts as both auditorium and museum.
The staff set the scene and slowly you feel your emotions gathering. The opening videos introduce you to the photographer/curator of this museum; trigger your memories of 'that day'; and raise a new awareness of the consequences. Now the emotions are truly active.
Then you are left to tour the room of artifacts and photos - and you may feel, like me, why have they allowed you almost 90 minutes for this. Most (there are significant exeptions) of the artifacts touched me no more than 'landfill' ie. garbage; most of the pictures are not iconic (but are good documentaries) BUT the answer to the museum's attraction lies in the audio commentaries and stories that accompany every picture and the artifacts.
You are drawn into the lives (and deaths) of many people (and animals) and it is here that everyone's emotions will be wrung by some aspect of what you hear. It is absorbing; disturbing and thought-provoking to hear of the tragedies of the day; the heroism of the subseqent weeks and the long-term affect on many lives thereafter.
Suddenly your time is up - where did that last hour go? Did I hear all the commentaries? Have I missed a photograph?
Overall, it's not an 'enjoyable' experience but a truly moving and enlightening one. Go and visit this museum and share the experience. It's worth it. |
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Informative and Emotional
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| Thu, Sep 3 11:00 AM |
ryanben3 |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Experience was emotional and sobering. The presentation was thoughtful and respectful. A must see. |
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not to be missed
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| Fri, Aug 21 11:00 AM |
mehuish |
Female |
60-69 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| My husband & I reently enjoyed a long weekend to New York to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary. My daughter recommended a visit to the museum following her trip earlier this year. I cannot express how moving this exhibit is and how Gary's photographs portrayed the monumental events of Sept 11th. Many people in the group were moved to silent tears as indeed was I. I thoroughly recommend this tour and defy anyone not to be moved by this pictorial and audio history of events during that tragic time. I salute all members of the emergency services who worked tirelessly in their efforts to rescue people, and for those who lost their lives, we will never forget. |
