Lower Manhattan, 9/11 Museum, and flight home

On Sunday we Ubered over to lower Manhattan and started off at the charging bull in the financial district.

  • Tourists rub this enlarged appendage for good luck in the stock market.

Then we visited Trinity Church and found the Hamiltons’ grave sites!

Then we walked over to the National Museum of the American Indian.

  • the beautiful rotunda
  • Clarissa found all sorts of displays that matched the cards on her treasure hunt
  • Abe fell in love with the work of Oscar Howe. I loved what I saw but rushed through the exhibit trying to keep up with Ammon.

After the museum we headed over to Battery Park.

  • We got a kick out of how similar the carousel in Battery Park is to the CoC temple in Missouri!
  • I told the kids we have ancestors who came over in the potato famine.
  • Magical carousel.

The kids really liked the carousel, especially Ammon and Clarissa:

Then we headed over the 9/11 memorials. We saw the fountains, the Oculus, and ate lunch at Oculus. We had dessert at Eataly.

  • Lydia remembered reading a book about this heroic fireman who kept a bandana in his pocket.
  • The Oculus.
  • Eataly.

Then we headed over to the 9/11 museum.

We spent hours in this museum and could have used at least another. The exhibits are incredibly well done.

Then we headed to our hotel to grab our bags. It was windy waiting for the airport shuttle so the kids huddled together.

Then it was time to fly home! Tom and Suzanne went out of their way to park our car in a spot very close to the airport exit. Since it was almost midnight when we arrived, we were very grateful for the shorter walk.

This was one of our favorite trips of all time. What a great day to conclude it!