| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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meaningful and worthwhile
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| Sat, Oct 3 3:00 PM |
barbcarrio |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| The Ground Zero Museum is a tough place to be...but important and valuable. The space is small and personal. The photos and items available to see...and in some cases, touch...will give you a firsthand sense of what happened, the power of the collapse of the Twin Towers, the incredible loss, and the healing process. The experience is an emotional one.
Gary Suson was the official photographer for the Ground Zero recovery efforts. It is clear that he undertook that role with a great deal of honor and integrity.
The small sanctuary he has created in NYC is well worth two hours of your day. |
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Well done and thought provoking
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| Sat, Oct 3 3:00 PM |
mariemom2 |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| The photos are beautiful and the provided commentary added depth to the experience.
It was both an emotional and educational experience. |
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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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Emotional & Informative
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| Sat, Oct 3 11:00 AM |
divashandbag |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| This is a MUST see on your trip to New York!! The museum is small and intimate. There is alot of information shared, from the photographer that captured emotion, 7 devistation. You even get to touch a few peices of steel made as a cross that was given to all the family members that lost a loved one on 9/11 It's emotional so bring tissues!!! |
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moving
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| Mon, Sep 28 2:00 PM |
amycades |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| well organized and moving |
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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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amazing!!!
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| Sat, Sep 26 3:00 PM |
mdcarpio |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| such a small place, with such a huge impact!!! must see... |
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A Respectful Tribute Capturing True Emotions
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| Sat, Sep 26 11:00 AM |
clean52 |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| It was a very moving & emotional experience, especially being a member of the world-wide fire family. The museum setting provided a very peaceful, serene & healing environment. The pictures & artifacts truly captured the heartfelt emotions while honoring & respecting all involved. I enjoyed the individual hand-held devices to be able to set your own pace. Thank you for preserving such an important part of our history. |
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Excellent small, intimate collection
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| Sat, Sep 26 11:00 AM |
jkloni |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| I read about this little museum on tripadvisor.com. A friend and I were visiting NYC and decided to come. They limit the tour to 20 - we had 12 at the 11am Saturday tour. It's a large room filled with pictures taken and items recovered from the World Trade Center site by the only official photographer of the FDNY. Your tour guide gives you some information, then you watch a video narrated by Gary Suton. You are given headsets that allow you to roam the room and listen to the information or stories by pressing in the appropriate number that is tagged to each piece. I think the actual pieces found intrigued me more than the pictures. A business card, a box of matches from Top of the World, a shoe (could have come from one of the stores). A clock with its time stopped at 10:02:14 - the exact time one of the towers fell. Our tour guide was knowledgable and excellent. (She doesn't actually tour you around the room - you do that yourself.) Her commentary was moving and it was easy to become emotional.
It's pretty somber - but I'm glad I went. It was very interesting. Just don't come expecting some large involved tour and rooms of stuff. It's an intimate look at his work. They only show approx. 60 people a day. You are allowed to take pictures of every exhibit - except one.
I hear that Gary (the photographer who took the pictures and put the museum together) is sometimes there. I'd go back to talk to him. |
