Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island: Immigrant Stories Tour

Discover the captivating stories of immigrants on a Statue of Liberty tour with ExperienceFirst. Explore Ellis Island and learn about the history of these iconic landmarks.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Castle Clinton National Monument - This sandstone fort is our meeting point, but it’s also a national monument.
  • Statue of Liberty - 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.
  • Statue of Liberty Museum - If you choose…
What's Included
  • History of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island from an expert New Yorker
  • 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 - self-guided
  • Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration, audio guide included
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • 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
Additional Information

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…

Location
Castle Clinton National Monument
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.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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X9850hnbeths
May 31, 2025
Worth every penny!! - This was an amazing tour. Our guide, Anthony, was what made it that way! So much information was given that I didn’t even know about Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty!
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G2339ufmarcelap
May 30, 2025
11/10 Recommend taking this tour WITH Anthony - Anthony was AMAZING, such a great experience listening to all the history from a true New Yorker. Such great energy and a good amount of laughs. Would take ANY tour with him as our guide!
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Allison
May 20, 2025
Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island - Tour guide Jim was fantastic. He brought color and life to the landmarks. Jim is excited to share knowledge and history about his home area with all. Plus he’s very kind.
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Laura
May 15, 2025
Armpit Jack has got the knack for the lady, Liberty - Great history knowledge, funny, personable and relatable to all in group! Jack was a yeoman! We saw it all, and nobody ditched.
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D4250gkwilliaml
Apr 28, 2025
Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Tour - It’s a must do on your next trip when in NY!!! Our tour guide ANTHONY was the bomb!!!! You must request ANTHONY, he makes the tour!!!!
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Lillian_r
Feb 7, 2025
Come for the statue, stay for Séan. - We had a wonderful time because of our guide Séan. He was such a magical story teller, that we felt like we were really part of the process of creating the Statue of Liberty! It was a cold, rainy day, but it didn’t bother us one bit. Séan made sure to keep us on track and keep us warm and dry throughout our tour. It wouldn’t have been the same without him.
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Benedict_b
Jan 16, 2025
Outstanding Activity......thoroughly recommend. - We had a wonderful guide in Owen Thompson who was extremely knowledgeable and very engaging. Would throughly recommend this activity to anyone visiting New York, great historical context and amazing views of Manhattan.
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David_b
Jan 9, 2025
Statue of Liberty / Ellis Island - The tour guide was excellent. He did a wonderful job of guiding us through the history of the Statue of Liberty / Ellis Island. I would highly recommend this tour.
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Shrumoh
May 28, 2025
Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island - The tour is more than what we were expecting. The tour starts from Clinton monument which is right inside the battery park. Please reach 10 mins in advance as the starting meeting is little difficult to find. They start the tour with Statue of Liberty with great details and awesome stories. Our guide Joe was very knowledgable and funny guy. The tour offically ends at Ellis island but they provide you tickets for return ferry so you can stay there at your own time.
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616allis
Apr 19, 2025
Beware of Unscrupulous Operators - Beware of Unscrupulous Operators The boat tour and Liberty and Ellis Islands are well worth doing. We purchased tickets online from what we are told are the only operators, Statue Cruises. On the walk up to the boat at Battery Park you have to run the gauntlet of what we presume are agents for the operators or other boat tours. We were not sure. We were sent texts saying Statue Cruises are the only operators to go to the Islands. So we confidently ignored others despite them being in red and black jackets with writing on saying they were an authorised person. We went to walk around them and were physically stopped and shouted at. A woman layed hands on my daughter and shouted we were not allowed in the park very aggressively. As a mum, this is a red flag and I explained we had tickets and it is difficult to know where to go and what to do with so many people offering boat rides. She eventually let us pass. It was an unpleasant experience and totally out of order to physically stop us from passing through a public park. Especially choosing to lay hands on a young woman. This was the only bad thing to happen to us in NY. But it changed the mood of the day. This really needs to change and was completely out of order. These operators should not be allowed to behave in an intimidating manner towards tourists. It needs regulating and or policing to keep people safe. Don’t let them ruin your day.
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From $69
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).