9/11 Memorial Guided Tour

Walk the 9/11 Memorial on the only official guided tour, led by an expert English-speaking guide, with Museum access available separately.

Getting started

Begin by meeting your guide at the 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site. After a brief introduction, your expert English-speaking guide organizes the group and outlines the route across the outdoor Memorial. With your official guided tour of the 9/11 Memorial confirmed, you set off on a focused walking exploration of the plaza.

What to expect

9/11 Memorial & Museum

The experience takes place at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum site, focusing on the outdoor Memorial that honors the lives lost and the history of the World Trade Center.

Features

• Your official guided tour of the 9/11 Memorial is led entirely at the outdoor plaza, where you move through key areas that reflect the history and human impact of 9/11 and the enduring legacy of the World Trade Center.

• Throughout this expert-led guided tour, your expert English-speaking guide explains how the powerful symbolism is woven into every element of the Memorial's design, helping you connect specific features of the site with the stories behind them.

• This is the only official tour of the 9/11 Memorial, so commentary, route, and interpretation are shaped by the institution that stewards the Memorial & Museum, with all tours in English unless otherwise noted.

• Museum admission is not included with this Official Memorial Guided Tour, and transportation to and from the Memorial & Museum along with any food and drinks are also excluded from this experience.