"I know this place is sold out... but it sounds like it's empty..."
During Memorial Weekend, my family had the opportunity to be one of the first groups of people to enter into the 9/11 Memorial Museum. It was both remarkable and incredibly sobering. I remember that day like it was yesterday. I thought the world was about to end. World War III would break out, and not much would be left standing. Now obviously none of that came to fruition, but I still remember crying myself to sleep that night as a 10-year-old kid wondering why this happened.
This museum brought it all those emotions back to me, as well as to everyone else in the building. People rarely talked. Everyone listened to the audio exhibits. Even though the place was sold out, the museum was so large you couldn't help but feel there was only a handful of people there with you. That's when my mother uttered the quote you see at the top of the page. It was true.
If you are ever in New York City, I recommend going here. Even though I took a lot of pictures, it doesn't due this place justice. Even if you don't member much from that time or were living far away from New York when it happened, this is definitely a great place to visit with family and friends.
During Memorial Weekend, my family had the opportunity to be one of the first groups of people to enter into the 9/11 Memorial Museum. It was both remarkable and incredibly sobering. I remember that day like it was yesterday. I thought the world was about to end. World War III would break out, and not much would be left standing. Now obviously none of that came to fruition, but I still remember crying myself to sleep that night as a 10-year-old kid wondering why this happened.
This museum brought it all those emotions back to me, as well as to everyone else in the building. People rarely talked. Everyone listened to the audio exhibits. Even though the place was sold out, the museum was so large you couldn't help but feel there was only a handful of people there with you. That's when my mother uttered the quote you see at the top of the page. It was true.
If you are ever in New York City, I recommend going here. Even though I took a lot of pictures, it doesn't due this place justice. Even if you don't member much from that time or were living far away from New York when it happened, this is definitely a great place to visit with family and friends.
Even if just to remind yourself to live every day with purpose.
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| ^^^ This is the museum.^^^ |
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| ^^^This is the part of the North Tower that was first hit with Flight 11^^^ |
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| ^^^There is an exhibit where you can give your personal story of that day. They take those stories and play them at the entrance of the museum."^^^ |
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| ^^^The Freedom Tower^^^ |
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