The MEMO Blog

The views from the Top of the World Observatories were unrivaled. On a clear day, visitors could see for miles and soak in 360-degree views of New Jersey, Brooklyn, Long Island and beyond.

Canine recovery workers searched tirelessly in the aftermath of 9/11 to recover victims’ remains.

After an early morning rain last Wednesday, a 9/11 Memorial staff member took this photograph showing light from the Memorial pools reflecting overhead.

Rutgers University professor Bruce Chadwick visited the 9/11 Memorial Museum recently and shared his experience with History News Network, calling the site “somber and yet sensational.”

When Monica Rodriquez Smith woke to report to the World Trade Center, she was aglow with excitement and eagerly anticipating motherhood. She was expecting her first child, a boy, and that day, February 26, 1993, was to be her last day of work before taking maternity leave.

Since its inception, the 9/11 Memorial Museum has searched for photographs of all 2,983 victims of the attack to display in a portrait wall at the museum.

At first I felt I couldn't possibly donate anything. Everything still felt like him. I could look at the last package of Wrigley’s spearmint gum that was still in the house when we lost him.

This year at the 9/11 Memorial Museum marked five years since the dedication of the memorial and two years since the museum opened.

Each year millions of people gather in Times Square and around their televisions to watch the famous ball drop as a symbol of the beginning of the New Year. On Dec. 31, 2001, this ritual took on a whole new meaning as spectators looked to 2002 to bring cl

As New York City transforms each year to welcome the holiday season, the World Trade Center follows. Even from its early beginnings when the Twin Towers were under construction, workers hoisted a Christmas tree high up the North Tower so they could mark t