Take on the $24 entrance fee for the 9/11 museum

This week the 9/11 memorial museum finally opened and the world (or at least some dignitaries) got to explore through a place we've heard about for almost 13 years.  It sounds like it's tastefully done, well received and a wonderful commemoration for those lost (even if they moved a bunch of unidentified human remains in the process)

What bothers us is that with all the billions of dollars raised by various 9/11 charities, they are still banging you for nearly $25 to walk through the doors.  I get when their are charities like the cancer, Autism, domestic abuse ones where your donation should be going to really helping people or funding research but in this case the money raised should have gone toward things like the museum.  If the goal is to make sure people 'never forget' why make it a small fortune to visit the dedicated museum? 

Nobody would think to charge to see the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.  The Holocaust museum does not charge money, so why should the 9/11 museum come across like a bunch of capitalistic Scrooges?

I'd accept a small fee for maintenance or a recommended donation but to hit up a family of four for $100 seems ludicrous

I wonder how much they charge for a soda in a commemorative cup. 

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