Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island Tour with Reserved Ferry Entry
Overview
America's iconic symbols of freedom come to life through a guided tour that takes you from Battery Park to Ellis Island. With Reserved Access tickets, you’ll avoid long lines and connect with history through a local expert storyteller.
- 🗽 Step onto Liberty Island for a guided stroll around the statue, where your guide reveals the "hidden in plain sight" secrets of its design and journey from France.
- 🌍 Walk through the Great Hall on Ellis Island, where 12 million people began their American dream, and hear the personal stories of families who passed through these doors.
- 📸 Our guides are experts in NYC history, showcasing the best photo spots and the quietest corners of the museums.
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
Duration: 2 hours: The guided portion of the express tour lasts around 2 hours. Return ferry is included.
- Ellis Island Experience (Comprehensive Tour)
- Reserved Ferry Access - significantly reducing your wait time
- Immigration Museum Access
- Expert NYC Storyteller
- Statue of Liberty Museum
- Skyline Views
- small locker fees for oversized bags ($0.25) are not included.
- While your guide provides essential history outside, museums are self-guided to comply with rules.
- Pedestal & Crown Access
- Gratuities
Meeting point
Return details
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Castle Clinton National MonumentThis sandstone fort is our meeting point, but it’s also a national monument.
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Statue of LibertyTour 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.
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Statue of Liberty MuseumIf 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.
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Ellis IslandChoose 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.
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Ellis Island Immigration MuseumChoose 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.