As 9/11 Museum Opens, Visitors Reflect and Pay Respects

Visitors came from New York, Michigan, Tennessee, Chile, England and France, to see the National September 11 Memorial and Museum on the first day the facility opened to the general public.

Attendees arrived to pay respects to those who died and to reflect on what happened on Sept. 11, 2001. The memorial is free of charge to all comers, as was the museum on its opening day — at least for the first 7,000 to get tickets. Starting Thursday, it will cost $24 to get in, and officials will try to allow 5,000 to 8,000 visitors in per day. Family members of Sept. 11 victims and anyone who helped in the recovery efforts after the towers fell will always be able to get in for free. Read more...