Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Tour: All Options

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Overview

Hear the stories of immigrants who passed through Ellis Island and learn about the creation and symbolism of the Statue of Liberty. On this guided tour, your expert New Yorker will get your reserve-line ferry tickets and ride with you to Liberty Island and afterward, if you select our Comprehensive Tour, to Ellis Island for a tour of the landmarks around the island, such as the wall of honour. Once the tour ends, the exploration doesn't stop there as you can continue inside the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration to explore its multiple floors at your own pace. An audio guide is included to help. You’ll also have time to visit the Statue of Liberty Museum as your guide prepares you for what you’ll see inside. Our Liberty Express option offers a 2 hour guided tour across the water, and on Liberty Island, where you'll learn all about the Statue of Liberty and our expert guide will also give you facts and tips if you wanted to visit the museum on your own after the tour.

Itinerary

This sandstone fort is our meeting point, but it’s also a national monument.

20 minutes• Admission Ticket Included

Tour Liberty Island with your guide. See the statue up-close and visit the Statue of Liberty Museum. This is also a great opportunity for photos of the NYC skyline.

60 minutes• Admission Ticket Included

If you choose our Comprehensive 4 Hour tour, you will have time visit the museum on your own (guides not permitted inside the museum) before continuing your tour to Ellis Island. If you choose our Express Tour, the tour ends at Liberty Island so you can stay as little or as long as you like in the museum. Our guides are not permitted to enter the museum so this part will be self-guided.

45 minutes• Admission Ticket Included

Choose our 4 Hour Comprehensive tour and take a tour of Ellis Island as your guide points out sights like the American Immigrant Wall of Honor. Not included with Express Tour.

60 minutes• Admission Ticket Included

Choose our Comprehensive 4 Hour tour and discover the stories of the millions of immigrants who came through here from 1892-1954. Explore this museum at your own pace with your included audio guide before returning to Battery Park at your leisure. Guides are not permitted into the museum so this part is self-guided but our guides will give you facts and tips before you enter to get the most out of your visit.

60 minutes• Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

•Wheelchair accessible

•Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

•Service animals allowed

•Public transportation options are available nearby

•Suitable for all physical fitness levels

•Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the tour. The tour departs promptly and if late, you will NOT be able to catch up and will miss the tour. There are no refunds for missing the tour.

•Please note the earliest time tour will have the least wait. Later tours will encounter longer wait times.

•Your ferry ticket includes access to both islands, although for afternoon tours, there may not be enough time to visit Ellis Island.

•Food available for purchase on the ferry, at the Statue of Liberty, and on Ellis Island

•Operates in all weather conditions. Please dress appropriately.

•Security screening will take place prior to entering the ferry. Visitors to the park are required to undergo airport-style security screening.

•Photographs are permitted, but tripods and monopods are prohibited.

•Children 3 and under free with paid adult ticket.

•Guides are wearing orange hats AND/OR blue shirts or jackets.

•Pedestal and crown access are not included in your tour. Guided tours are not allowed in the pedestal or crown at the Statue of Liberty