New York City Statue Of Liberty And Ellis Island Tour

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.

Meeting Point

Castle Clinton National Monument

New York, NY 10004, USA

Meet your guide on the steps outside of Castle Clinton's North Entrance. Castle Clinton is inside Battery Park on the southern tip of Manhattan.
Your guide will have your entry tickets. Just show up and tell the guide your name. They will be wearing an orange hat and/or a blue jacket/shirt.

What's included:

• History of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island from an expert New Yorker
• Comprehensive Tour only - Guided tour of Ellis Island including the American Immigrant Wall of Honor
• Guided tour of Liberty Island
• Roundtrip reserve-line ferry tickets with stunning views of the NYC skyline
• Visit the Statue of Liberty Museum - learn how this sculpture became such an icon - self-guided
• Comprehensive Tour only - Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration, audio guide included

Not included:

• Lockers for large items on Liberty Island (available for $0.25)
• Crown and Pedestal (base) access at the Statue of Liberty, entry not included
• Statue of Liberty Museum & Ellis Island National Museum are not guided as tour guides not permitted

What to expect:

Duration: between 3 hours and 5 hours

Castle Clinton National Monument

26 Wall St, Battery Park, New York City, 10005-1996, New York

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

20 minutes

Statue of Liberty

Liberty Island, New York City, 10004, New York

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.

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Statue of Liberty Museum

Liberty Island, New York City, 10004, New York

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

Ellis Island

New York Harbor, New York City, 10017, New York

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.

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Ellis Island Immigration Museum

17 Battery Place #324, , New York City, 10004-3507, New York

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.

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included