Ellis Island
Twelve million immigrants passed through this island's Great Hall between 1892 and 1954, and about 40 percent of Americans have an ancestor who did.
- Open
- Every day except December 25
- Price
- Included with the Statue of Liberty ferry ticket
- Time Needed
- 3 hours
- Address
- Ellis Island, New York, NY 10004Google MapsApple Maps
- Getting There
- Statue City Cruises from Battery Park, or from Liberty State Park in New Jersey.
Why Go
The National Museum of Immigration fills the restored main building, with the Registry Room and the American Immigrant Wall of Honor. Search your own family in the archives. It shares a ferry and ticket with the Statue of Liberty.
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