



Tickets have timed entry, and I’d made reservations for the first time slot (9AM) earlier that morning. The first place I wanted to head was to the One World Observatory on top of the new One World Trade Center (also called the Freedom Tower). Whether you’re there to shop or not, it’s hard not to spend at least a few minutes with your head looking up in awe.Ĭompleted in 2016, the Oculus is supposed to resemble a dove being released from a child’s hands. Besides being a transportation hub, it’s also a fairly large mall with the most notable store probably being the Apple Store. The Oculus is a hub of transportation options including at least 10 subway lines and the PATH Train to New Jersey. When we came up from the subway, we were in the Oculus. Since we were staying at the New York EDITION near Madison Square Park, we took the R train (yellow) south to the Cortlandt St station. Here’s how I spent my morning at the World Trade Center: Things to Do Near the 9/11 Memorial & Museum So on my last day in NYC, I planned to spend the morning before my flight down at Ground Zero to visit the 9/11 Memorial and see the surrounding sights. I’ll be honest, I was kind of dreading visiting the memorial and museum (I’ve avoided it during my last few trips to New York), but it finally seemed like the time. Nothing has changed New York (and really, the world) like the events of September 11, 2001.
