National September 11 Memorial & Museum Audio Guide
Explore National September 11 Memorial & Museum with Stanza's visual scanner and offline audio guide.
About the Tour
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum honors the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. It is located at the site of the former World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan.
Artworks on display
The Twin Reflecting Pools
Start at the footprints of the original towers. Use the verified POI images of the North and South pools to establish the scale of the 'void' and the bronze parapets where names are inscribed.
The Bronze Parapets
The names of 2,983 victims are inscribed into the bronze parapets surrounding the pools, arranged through a unique system of meaningful adjacencies to reflect personal connections.
The Survivor Tree
A living symbol of resilience. This Callery pear tree was recovered from the wreckage and replanted as a sign of rebirth.
Survivor Tree
This Callery pear tree survived the destruction at Ground Zero and was eventually returned to the site after years of recovery, serving as a living reminder of resilience.
The Museum Pavilion and The Tridents
The entrance to the underground museum. The deconstructivist architecture houses the massive steel 'Tridents' from the original North Tower facade.
Museum Entrance Pavilion
The museum’s glass-and-steel entrance pavilion features sharp, leaning angles that evoke the imagery of the site’s history while serving as the gateway to the galleries deep below.
The Steel Tridents
These two massive steel columns, known as Tridents for their three-pronged tops, were once part of the North Tower's exterior and now stand inside the museum's entrance.
The Survivors' Staircase
The path to safety. These stairs from Vesey Street allowed hundreds to escape the site on September 11.
The Survivors' Staircase
Once an ordinary part of the World Trade Center complex, this fragment of concrete stairs provided a vital escape route for hundreds of people on September 11.
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