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National September 11 Memorial & Museum

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Respuesta rápida

Horario: Memorial plaza: daily 08:00-20:00. Entrada: $33. Calcula 2.5 hrs. Mejor momento: 09:00 opening.

Actualizado el 18 septiembre 2026 · Redactado por Traveliac, con ayuda de IA · 4 min de lectura

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Horario: Memorial plaza: daily 08:00-20:00; Cerrado Tuesday (except select dates)
Precio de entrada: $33; Entrada desde
Tiempo necesario: 2.5 hrs
Mejor momento del día: 09:00 opening
Mejores meses: Apr – May, Sep – Oct
Dirección: 180 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10007

Sobre National September 11 Memorial & Museum

The National September 11 Memorial occupies the footprints of the original Twin Towers with two recessed reflecting pools, each roughly 4,000 square metres, ringed by bronze parapets inscribed with the names of nearly 3,000 people killed in the September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993 attacks. Water falls 9 metres down each pool's sides into a smaller void at the center, a design by architect Michael Arad and landscape architect Peter Walker selected from an international competition that drew more than 5,200 entries. The underground museum, opened in 2014, descends 21 metres to bedrock level, incorporating the original slurry wall that held back the Hudson River during and after the towers' collapse.

Mejor momento del día: 09:00 opening. On a weekday. The museum's underground galleries are narrow in places and morning entry avoids the after-lunch crowd surge that builds through early afternoon.

Horario de National September 11 Memorial & Museum

Horario: Memorial plaza: daily 08:00-20:00; Museum: Wednesday-Monday 09:00-19:00, last admission 60 minutes before closing
Cierra los: Tuesday (except select dates)

Bueno saber: Select Tuesdays are open around anniversaries and holiday periods; check the museum's special-hours page before a Tuesday visit.

Horario recopilados de 911memorial.org y registros públicos, última actualización el 18 septiembre 2026. Pueden cambiar sin previo aviso — confírmalos antes de viajar. Cómo escribimos estas guías

Precio de entrada de National September 11 Memorial & Museum

Entry fees for National September 11 Memorial & Museum
Entrada	Precio
Entrada estándar	$33
Tarifa reducida (estudiante / mayor)	$27
Niños	$21

Outdoor Memorial plaza is free and open to the public 08:00-20:00 daily. Museum admission is $33.00 for adults, $27.00 for youth 13-17 and seniors 65+, $21.00 for children 7-12, free under 7, as of 2026. Free Admission Mondays tickets release online each Monday at 07:00 ET, first-come first-served; free admission also applies to FDNY/NYPD/PAPD personnel, active and retired military, and 9/11 family members with ID. Verify current pricing at 911memorial.org before visiting.

Precios recopilados de 911memorial.org y registros públicos, última actualización el 18 septiembre 2026. Pueden cambiar sin previo aviso — confírmalos antes de viajar. Cómo escribimos estas guías

Mejor época para visitar National September 11 Memorial & Museum

Quiet
Moderate
Very busy

09:00 - 10:30
Opening WindowBest time to go
Shortest security lines of the day; the underground historical exhibition is walkable without queuing between galleries.
Quiet
10:30 - 14:00
Midday Peak
School groups and tour parties concentrate in this window; the In Memoriam room and Foundation Hall can feel crowded.
Very busy
14:00 - 17:00
Afternoon
Crowds ease as morning groups depart; a workable time for visitors who want to move through galleries at their own pace.
Moderate
17:00 - 19:00
Late Session
Last two hours before museum close see the thinnest crowds; the outdoor Memorial plaza is also quieter and better lit for evening photography of the pools.
Quiet

Historia de National September 11 Memorial & Museum

Two hijacked commercial aircraft struck the World Trade Center's North and South Towers on the morning of September 11, 2001; both towers collapsed within two hours, and a third hijacked aircraft struck the Pentagon while a fourth crashed in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania after passengers confronted the hijackers. The attacks killed 2,977 people at the four sites, including 2,753 at the World Trade Center, and remain the deadliest terrorist attack in modern history.

Design of the memorial site began with the 2003 international competition that selected Michael Arad and Peter Walker's 'Reflecting Absence' proposal from over 5,200 submissions; construction proceeded alongside the rebuilding of the surrounding World Trade Center complex, including One World Trade Center, completed in 2014 at 541 metres. The Memorial opened to the public on the tenth anniversary, September 11, 2011, and the Museum followed on May 21, 2014, built around surviving structural fragments including the slurry wall, the Vesey Street 'survivors' stairs,' and box-column remnants of the original towers' steel facade.

Normas y etiqueta en National September 11 Memorial & Museum

Airport-style security screening, including bag checks and metal detectors, applies to museum entry; large luggage and bags over roughly 46 x 41 x 20 cm are not permitted and there is no on-site storage, so arrive without large bags. Photography is permitted throughout the memorial plaza and most museum galleries, but is restricted in the In Memoriam exhibition, a space displaying photographs of each victim, out of respect for grieving families who may be present.

The underground galleries include recorded emergency phone calls, graphic imagery, and personal effects recovered from the site; a content advisory is posted at the entrance to the most intense sections, and a quieter reflection room is available near the historical exhibition for visitors who need a break. Loud conversation, food, and drink are not permitted inside the museum galleries.

Consejos para visitar National September 11 Memorial & Museum

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Free Admission Monday tickets are released online each Monday at 07:00 ET on a first-come, first-served basis and typically claim out within minutes; set an alarm if budget is a concern rather than showing up in person. The museum pavilion's angled steel-and-glass structure, designed by Snøhetta, is worth a slow look from outside before entering - its facade panels were salvaged from the original tridents that once framed the towers' base.
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Pair a visit with the free Oculus transit hub next door, Santiago Calatrava's white-ribbed train station connecting to the PATH system, and the nearby St. Paul's Chapel, which served as a relief center for recovery workers in 2001 and holds a small free exhibit on that role. Budget at least two hours for the museum alone; the underground historical exhibition is dense and most visitors move through it slower than expected.

Cómo llegar a National September 11 Memorial & Museum

180 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10007Cómo llegar en Google Maps

Desde World Trade Center subway/PATH station
0.2 km · 3 min
$2.90 subway (OMNY/MetroCard); $3.00 PATH from New Jersey
Desde Fulton Street subway complex
0.5 km · 6-8 min walk
$2.90 (OMNY/MetroCard)
Desde Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
22 km · 40-55 min combined
$8.25 AirTrain + $3.00 PATH

Aeropuerto más cercano

Desde Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)

approximately 22 km, 35-50 minutes by road or AirTrain plus PATH train.

Estación más cercana

Desde World Trade Center (subway lines E, and PATH; also Fulton Street complex serving A, C, J, Z, 2, 3, 4, 5)

all within a 5-minute walk.

Preguntas frecuentes sobre National September 11 Memorial & Museum

Is the 9/11 Memorial free?

Yes, the outdoor Memorial plaza with the two reflecting pools is free and open daily 08:00-20:00. Only the underground Museum charges admission, $33.00 for adults as of 2026, with Free Admission Mondays released online each week.

How do you get Free Admission Monday tickets to the 9/11 Museum?

Tickets release online at 911memorial.org each Monday at 07:00 ET on a first-come, first-served basis. They are limited in number and commonly claimed within minutes, so book as close to release time as possible.

Is the 9/11 Museum appropriate for children?

It depends on age and sensitivity - the underground galleries include graphic imagery, recorded emergency calls, and personal artifacts that many visitors find intense. The museum posts content advisories at the entrance to the most difficult sections; families with young children may want to preview the exhibition guide first.

What day is the 9/11 Museum closed?

Tuesdays, with select exceptions around anniversaries and holidays, as of 2026. The outdoor Memorial plaza has no closed days and remains open 08:00-20:00 year-round.

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