Experts' Choice Award The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum
What the experts agree on
A profoundly moving tribute where twin reflecting pools mark the Towers' footprints, and the museum's artifacts and personal stories bring the tragedy's scale and loss viscerally to life.
“The National 9/11 Memorial Museum is located in lower Manhattan on the site of the World Trade Center.”
– Travel + Leisure
Concierge "A Tribute Center opened in September 2006 as a gallery and information center."
Time Out "Called “Reflecting Absence,” the design by architect Michael Arad features two reflecting pools that sit within the footprint of each of the Twin Towers." Full review
Time Out "A testament not only to the inner strength of New Yorkers but also to the idea that a great city that can still stand strong... a truly beautiful and moving tribute." Full review
Fodor's "Thousands come each year to connect with events that unfolded here, and more than a decade later visitors at last have an official memorial to see in addition to the site itself." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Just beyond the reflective pools of the September 11 Memorial is the National September 11 Memorial Museum." Full review
On the Grid "The 9/11 memorial and museum is a beautiful and educational experience built in and around the foundations of the worst national tragedy on US soil." Full review
Fodor's "To one side of the reflecting pools of the 9/11 Memorial is the glass-covered atrium of the Memorial Museum." Full review
Where "Adjacent to the memorial is a museum detailing the history and impact of 9/11 by means of recovered artifacts and multimedia displays." Full review
The Telegraph "The gaping wound where the World Trade Towers once stood before the 9/11 terror attacks is now a powerful and moving memorial and museum site." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"A visit to the 9/11 Museum, devoted to the tragedy of September 11, 2001, is inevitably tinged with emotion and sadness." Full review
