Tour Highlights

• The September 11, 2001 terrorist attack that toppled the iconic Twin Towers and killed almost 3,000 civilians and first responders.


• The 9/11 Memorial, built in the footprints of the original Twin Towers, and dedicated to the victims of 9/11.
  
• St. Paul's Chapel, built in 1766 and located just one block from the World Trade Center, survived the 9/11 attack with barely a scratch, and served as an important place of rest and recovery for construction workers, firefighters, police officers and others working on recovery efforts at Ground Zero.


• FDNY (Fire Department, City of New York) Memorial Wall at Ten House that pays tribute to the 343 firefighters who fell on 9/11.


• The history, design, construction and engineering of the original World Trade Center.


• The engineering and safety features of 1 World Trade Center (Freedom Tower), now the tallest building in New York City.


• The upcoming 9/11 Museum that houses important 9/11 artifacts including the Steel Tridents, the Last Column, the Survivor's Staircase and the 9/11 Cross.


• The Santiago Calatrava Transportation Hub with its soaring 150-foot-high ribbed white wings.


• The 9/11 boatlift operation that brought tens of thousands of people off the island of Manhattan to safety.


• Restoration and rebuilding around the perimeter of Ground Zero: Cass Gilbert's 90 West Street, the World Financial Center and Winter Garden, Zuccotti Park, and St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church.