My friend and I went out to Ellis Island on the ferry on a coldish late October day. We boarded the laar ferry heading out to the Island. We had to wait awhile in line to buy the tickets for the ferry and then wait...More

Really enjoyed this stop off after Statue of Liberty. A short bit trip from Battery Park gets you to Liberty and Ellis Islands. On Ellis Island is the Immigration Museum. Sounds a bit odd perhaps but it is a very interesting insight into the history...More

Highly recommend using the audio tour when you go for most tickets it is included with the price for the ferry you take over to Ellis Island. Just be sure to select it. I enjoyed being able to listen as I walked through everything it...More

Did Ellis island as part of Statue of Liberty trip. Enjoyed the ferry trip itself and the statue but I wouldn’t do the island just for itself. However it was interesting enough to spend the time between ferries and we enjoyed particularly the history of...More

During the past times, island served as detention center for immigrants arriving to united states. Nowadays you can find there immigration museum.

The museum and building are very interesting, would recommend getting the headset at the beginning as the tour is fascinating. The headset tour takes you through the museum as if you were an immigrant which is interesting.

Wow, we could have spent all day, if we’d listened to all the audio (everyone gets a headset) and seen all the museums. Amazing how the immigration process worked. Thankfully the building was renovated so we can learn about our history.