Unique Stories from a 9/11 Eyewitness: Exploring the Unknown in Lower Manhattan

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Audio tour
Audio tour in English
Route length: 3 miles
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Duration 1h 30m
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Hosted by Linda
$15
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  • You'll receive a self-guided audio tour right after booking
  • Relive the 1993 and 2001 WTC events with a survivor and eyewitness via in-app audio tour
  • Explore the area of the terrorist attacks beyond the grounds of the 9/11 Memorial&Museum
  • Experience the tour creator's spirit that helped to win over the events mentally and physically
  • See where the real WTC employees used to walk, dine and commute before the 9/11 events
  • Get to know the history of the WTC Complex through the experiences of this tour's creator
The 1993 World Trade Center bombing and 9/11 terrorist attacks affected not only the Ground Zero area but America and the whole world. This audio tour is narrated by Linda, a real person who experienced the first event and eyewitnessed the latter, to show you the WTC Complex from a unique and intimate perspective, as well as to invite you to a personal story about life and death. The tour begins underground, at the WTC subway station used by thousands of people to commute. From there, you will enter the new 1 WTC and be terrified by how Linda fled from the 65th floor of the old one veiled with heavy smoke on Feb. 26, 1993. As you explore the local working people's routine before the 9/11 events, you will get to the Winter Garden, the tour creator's healing place. Then, you will walk the off-radar sky bridges and observe the results of the Ground Zero recovery efforts from above. Next, you will approach the FDNY Memorial Wall to pay tribute to the 9/11 firefighters and share Linda's moving respect for them. Finally, Linda's vivid memories of the attack on the Twin Towers in 2001 will horrify you as you reach the point she saw it from. On your way there, you will see a few more landmarks and be impressed with the soaring architecture of the Oculus Center space. Despite the dismay, this audio tour conveys the yearning for the life that Linda carries within. Join it to walk around the World Trade Center and beyond while listening to meaningful and healing stories!

What's included

  • Self-guided audio tour for your smartphone on the WeGoTrip app
  • Detailed route from stop to stop with live GPS map on your smartphone
  • Recommendation of where to grab some food
  • Recommendations of further activities and places to visit
  • Earphones and smartphone are not included – bring your own
  • Transportation tickets — you should buy them on your own
  • Entry to the 9/11 National Memorial & Museum ($26 for adults)
  • In-person tour guide

Places you will visit

Original WTC Subway Entrance
Church Street, 400, Manhattan
Download the app and the digital audio tour on your smartphone before the visit. You will find recommendations on how to get to the staring point in the first step of the tour. If you have any questions or need any assistance, please email us at support@wegotrip.com.
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Meet the host, Linda
On WeGoTrip since 2022
I am Linda, a 9/11 eyewitness, 1993 explosion victim, and cancer survivor. I have worked at the Ground Zero area at the World Trade Center for almost 30 years. I love meeting people from all over the world, and with my audio tour, I...

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