While the iPhone's alarm clock is experiencing some technical difficulties, the powerful "Explore 9/11" app showcases the smartphone's brilliant display, full audio range and its accurate GPS system.

The National September 11 Memorial & Museum created the Explore 9/11 app as a guide to understanding 9/11 through the eyes of witnesses.

Download the app now for free at Apple’s App store. Features include:

Tour

A seven-stop walking tour of the area around the World Trade Center, accompanied by photos and audio narration. The events of the day and its aftermath are told by first responders, rescue workers, volunteers, and those who lived and worked in lower Manhattan on 9/11. The tour begins at the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site, 20 Vesey St.. While the tour is best experienced on site, the content can be accessed from anywhere.

Explore

View images of 9/11-events taken nearby wherever you are. Includes an Augmented Reality mode in which photos are overlaid on the camera view. All photos were contributed to the museum by survivors and witnesses through 911history.org.

Timeline

An interactive timeline of the day’s events and aftermath. Includes links to witness photos taken during these time blocks.

To report any issues with the app,  please email app@national911memorial.org for support.  

By 9/11 Memorial Staff

If you haven't already, download the powerful "Explore 9/11" app for free at Apple's App store.

It has three main features that include a tour, a display of 9/11-related photos based on your location and an interactive timeline. 11. The images used for “Explore 9/11” are pulled from the 9/11 Memorial’s “Make History” website.

 Here's a glance at the app's main features:

•  A seven-stop walking tour of points of interest around the World Trade Center site. Vivid pictures and audio narration bring this experience to life. Details of about what happened on 9/11 and in the aftermath are told by first responders, rescue workers, volunteers and lower Manhattan residents. The content of the tour is accessible to users no matter where they live.  
•  An “explore” option reveals 9/11-related images that were taken nearby the users’ locations (using GPS).  The augmented reality mode overlays 9/11 photos when using the camera view. The photos are taken directly from the “Make History” website and used for various modes.
• An interactive timeline provides a chronicling of the day’s events and aftermath. Links to witnesses photos taken during these highlighted times are included.

The app was developed by Local Projects. See a sample movieon app's walking tour.

By Michael Frazier, Sr. Communications Manager for the 9/11 Memorial