The Site of the World Trade Center and other New York City, NY Tourist Trap Tips

The site of the World Trade Center is currently New York's largest tourist trap. With more visitors in 2001-2002 than when the towers were standing, the loss of the twin towers has done much for the revitalization of Lower Manhattan. But really, it isn't worth the effort. The sidewalks are wall-to-wall people, there is nothing left to see except a big, clean hole in the ground, and the commercialization of such an enormous loss of life (the hawkers are awful) is disrespectful enough to turn anyone's stomach.

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At Least Do This: Since we were living in NYC, great strides have been taken to return Lower Manhattan to some semblance of normalcy. The city erected a number of plaques with information about the towers, the enormous loss of life as a result of their fall, and the city's intention to rebuild. Right down at the edge of the site, this information is wonderfully presented.
Alternative: Rather than joining in the fray, pay your respects from a different location in the city. The hole in the New York skyline created by the collapse of the World Trade Center towers is visible from just about anywhere in Manhattan - and indeed well beyond.