It was cold on the day I visited the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City. And the wind blew strong that the waterfalls normally cascading into the Memorial Pools weren’t flowing.
The Museum is a difficult place to visit. Visitors enter at street level, but then descend underground to the foundation of the World Trade Towers.
One of the most striking artifacts is a mangled fire truck. Moments after Flight 11 hit the North Tower, 11 firemen of FDNY Ladder Company 3 responded to the scene.
After taking in so much sorrow, the atmosphere of the Memorial above is hopeful and refreshing. Tall buildings all around proclaim renewal.
The twin Memorial Pools sit in the footprints of the Towers. The largest man-made waterfalls in North America flow down their walls.