After many years of construction, the 9/11 Memorial at the site of the World Trade Center in New York City will open on September 12. Advance tickets go on sale today.
It’s officially called the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, and entrance is free but reservations must be made over the Internet in advance from the memorial’s website. A phone line will also open to handle group requests of ten or more people. Entry is carefully timed and all visitors must go through security. Once inside, however, visitors can stay as long as they like.
The museum’s opening ceremony will take place on September 11, but entry is reserved for officials and relatives of the victims.
Advance tickets are necessary because the memorial can only hold about 1,500 people at a time.
[9/11 Memorial photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons]