WTC Cortlandt (1)
This station was originally just called Cortlandt Street, and it was destroyed in 9/11. It reopened in 2018 as WTC Cortlandt, rebuilt to honor and impress.
The general surrounding area is now a tourist-memorial hub.
Your view right outside the subway station. The big white thing is The Oculus, which is part subway station.
The Oculus
The subway station is located inside The Oculus, which is also a shopping mall. It’s architecturally beautiful and free to explore.
The 9/11 Memorial Pools
It can be hard to take a good photo or video that captures the scale of twin tower memorial sites. And I think that’s a good thing. Put your phone down, listen to the water, run your fingertips over the engraved names, feel your feelings. You’re exactly where the towers fell.
The 9/11 Memorial Museum
If you log on here at 7am on Monday, you can swing a free ticket. Other than that, it’ll be about 30 dollars, with discounts available for select demographics.
Brookfield Place Shopping Mall
Architecturally beautiful, often with large art displays. However, if you’re going to the Gucci or Omega or other high-end store that also has a 5th Ave location, go to the 5th Ave location.
It’ll cost you at least $40 but you like views, you’ll like this. Skip if visibility is poor, or if you’re afraid of heights.
Berlin Wall
Skip it. There’s a piece of the Berlin Wall here but honestly the Kumon next to it gets more traffic.
I just feel like we could have done more with this big-lipped piece of the Berlin Wall.
It’s small, peaceful, free, worth a peek, and on a stretch of greenery (Liberty Park) that has sculptures and special objects (like a tree from Anne Frank’s house). It was originally a Greek Orthodox church that was destroyed in 9/11.
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Inside The Oculus.
St. Nicholas National Shrine
The station is inscribed with the U.S. Declaration of Independence, and the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
