The World Trade Center, Above Ground and Below.
Joined 2021
I will be talking about the original World Trade Center, the attacks of 9/11, and the rebuilding effort.
My tour will bring you around the area of the World Trade Center and will include original structures-and-buildings as well as newly-built.
We will have lots of photo-ops and options for lunch.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
Your hotel lobby or at the Horace Greely statue on the east side of City Hall Park
Your hotel if you need guidance, or City Hall Park if you can navigate there for an earlier start.
We will meet (and/or) begin at the Horace Greely statue on the east side of City Hall Park. This will be at the terminus of our spectacular Brooklyn Bridge.
This is accessible on the 4,5,6, J, and Z subway lines. It's not far from the R and W, and a healthy stroll from the 2 and 3.
St. Paul's Chapel
This is the Little Chapel That Stood. When the collapsing towers roared around the area, the chapel withstood the ferocity without even breaking a window.
The Oculus.
This newly-built structure has all the amenities. Food, restrooms, and seating.
Breakfast/lunch/brunch optional (or convenient for a return visit)
Firehouse Engine co. #10
This firehouse was all but destroyed on 9/11 but has been rebuilt to also be a tribute center, with a memorial plaque on the outside wall.
Liberty Park/St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church/The Sphere
There will be some good examples of original sites that were either reinstalled or rebuilt.
Brookfield Place/Winter Garden/Teardrop Memorial
These are nearby buildings that weathered the collapses and have several memorials.
The World Trade Center Memorial
There are many sights and stops around the memorial, notably the pools which are on the footprints of the North and South Tower.
This will be the final hour.
Your own options afterwards may include the 9/11 Museum and/or the observatory at One World.
The World Trade Center Memorial
End of tour
Ending Point
The memorial pools at the World Trade Center
Want to personalize this tour?
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
Guide fee
This will be only a walking tour with no transportation needed during the three hours.
You will arrange for your own arrival so your transportation fee is not included.
If you opt for a NYC bus or subway for your arrival, that will cost $2.75 each (with one free transfer, if needed).
Food, at your expense, will be available, but optional.
Tour Important Information
• There will be breaks for sitting-and-eating but bring comfortable walking shoes.
• New York may still require masks inside, so please bring those.
• Be prepared for the weather by considering water, hats, etc...
• If you arrive by riding public transport, you will be mixing with the locals.
Little-or-no availability in early-mid April and Christmas.
Important message from the supplier
Fair weather is generally recommended but poorer weather works for less crowds.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2021
About Tour Guide Dave G.
I am a New York City tour guide and have been doing bus tours for 14 years and walking tours for eight.
I can easily do a standard tour on, say, Central Park, Greenwich Village, or the World Trade Center but I offer a general tour with many popular places in New York. I also have my own niche tour of "Titanic Sites in New York City".
I like tour-guiding in the city because I am also a tourist and I like to feel the vicarious thrill of visitors.
Being a tour-guide AND a tourist, I have traveled to Nova Scotia, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Anchorage, Cleveland, Niagara Falls, Washington DC, London, Liverpool, Belfast, Bangkok, Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Fukuoka, Yokohama, Nara, Shizuoka, Hiroshima, Miyajima Island, Mt. Kosaya, Mt. Fuji and many other places.
Reviews
Arnold G.
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“Guide knowledgeable about Manhattan”
Pleasant person. Showed us around and gave plenty tips what to see aftrrwards
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