New York’s 9/11 Ground Zero Museum Workshop
Many emotions are embedded in the idea of ‘travel’. Some of these emotions are pure joy - discovering a new culture, making new friends in a far-flung country. Sometimes the emotions are raw, painful, sobering - touring post-Katrina New Orleans, visiting the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC.
While few people chose to travel in pursuit of tragedies, occasionally a tragedy helps put a destination into meaningful context. No where is that more true than New York City. The attacks of September 11, 2001 are easy to overlook nowadays; New York is healing, moving on, looking forward not back. And yet 9/11 was (and remains) a defining moment of modern New York. You cannot appreciate the city, and everything it has endured, without confronting the gruesome reality of the attacks: the death and destruction, the heroism of Ground Zero’s rescue workers, the courage and resilience of everyday New Yorkers.
Firefighters recovering a body at Ground Zero
Viator is extremely proud to work with the non-profit Ground Zero Museum Workshop in New York City. The museum is located in the Meatpacking District on West 14th Street, a short subway ride from Ground Zero itself. A highlight of the museum’s powerful collection are 100 of Gary Marlon Suson’s most well-known images from the 9/11 recovery effort (Suson was one of only two sanctioned photographers with all-access privileges at Ground Zero). Visitors are also allowed the rare opportunity to pick up and hold World Trade Center steel and window glass. The non-profit museum also benefits numerous 9/11 and Fire Department-related charities and is endorsed by many noted firefighters and 9/11 families.
