Fully guided Statue of Liberty tour with Ellis Island:
Two islands, one American story
Destination
New York City, USA
Duration
4 hours
Tour size
Max 25
Language
English
Overview
The Statue of Liberty draws four million visitors a year. Most of them see two islands and miss the story that connects them. This Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island tour follows that story from a Parisian sculptor's workshop to the registration desks of Ellis Island, with a licensed NYC guide narrating every chapter.
- •Cross New York Harbor by ferry while your guide traces Lady Liberty's journey from Paris to her pedestal
- •Stand feet from the original 3,600-pound copper torch inside the Statue of Liberty Museum
- •Trace the immigrant arrival route through Ellis Island, from the Baggage Room to the Registry Hall where doctors made six-second diagnoses
- •Hear Ellis Island told in the voices of the immigrants who lived it, on the included audio guide
- •Watch the Manhattan skyline and Brooklyn Bridge fall into frame from the water
What's included
- Pre-reserved ferry ticket to Liberty Island and Ellis Island
- Skip-the-line access to the Statue of Liberty (exterior)
- Access to the Statue of Liberty Museum
- Access to the Ellis Island Immigration Museum
- Official Ellis Island audio guide
- Licensed, English-speaking New York City guide
You will visit
- Liberty Island
- Statue of Liberty (exterior access)
- Statue of Liberty Museum
- New York Harbor ferry crossing
- Ellis Island
- Ellis Island Immigration Museum
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New York Harbor: Lady Liberty gets taller with every minute
Your Statue of Liberty tour with guide begins at Battery Park, where you'll meet your group and board the ferry to Liberty Island. The Manhattan skyline drops behind you as you cross the harbor. Your guide uses the ride to cover the unlikely Franco-American partnership that brought the statue from a Parisian workshop to a New York pedestal.
Liberty Island: the monument up close
On the island, your guide picks up the story at the statue's feet and works upward. You'll circle the monument, then step inside the museum to see Frédéric Bartholdi's original blueprints, construction photographs, and the full-scale replica of Lady Liberty's face. The original copper torch sits at the center, close enough to study the metalwork that held it above the harbor for nearly a century.
"People rush to the base for selfies. I tell them: the torch is inside. Three thousand six hundred pounds of copper, close enough to touch."
Meri,
WalksDevour NYC Guide
"A guest once found her grandmother's name in the Ellis Island records. She stood there five minutes, just reading it over and over."
Joe,
WalksDevour NYC Guide
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