worldtraveller73

CMK10 - It's an interesting experience for sure. Perhaps it touches home for those of us that fly on a regular basis. It certainly made me think twice about what was important in life, as I'm sure the event did with you.

Yeah, offerendum. It's among the new realities of museums. It's somewhat similar to the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg. The events are totally different but the circumstances of what they are trying to recount are only a few decades back. It makes the experience seem very intense since there is a of multi media around that recounts it.

Thanks for the support DanielW and JVPhoto.

I think the efforts put in by the museum designers, from a tourist's perspective, appear to be well balanced. It's always difficult to strike a neutral perspective when it comes to something like this. I don't doubt that there are those that feel that people are profiting off of this attraction. As JVPhoto accurately points out, visitors need to wade through throngs of conspracy theorists and people selling "the real stories of 9/11" outside of the memorial grounds. I address this by visiting the museum itself, and not paying money to the "independents" who appear to be gaining on an opportunity.

The memorial itself (grounds and pools) is now free. The Museum under the memorial is pay admission.

Thanks themalelligroup. I think we can all sadly relate to that morning on that day.