Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and 9/11 Memorial Guided Tour
Description
Explore New York’s most iconic landmarks on a guided tour of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Wall Street, and the 9/11 Memorial. Choose from English, Spanish, or French guides, and upgrade for reserved 9/11 Museum entry. Start your journey at Battery Park, where your guide sets the stage before you sail to Liberty Island. Learn the history and symbolism of Lady Liberty, enjoy panoramic views, and visit the "Statue of Liberty Museum" during free time. Next, head to Ellis Island to delve into the immigrant experience at the Immigration Museum, hearing stories of resilience and hope. Return to Battery Park by ferry and continue to Wall Street to see landmarks like the New York Stock Exchange and Federal Hall. Conclude at Ground Zero, paying tribute at the 9/11 Memorial Pools and hearing the story of 9/11. Upgrade for access to the 9/11 Museum to explore its powerful exhibits and artifacts in depth. Choose guided tour of the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island ONLY for shorter tour
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Itinerary
Meet your guide and prepare for your visit for the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island. Visit historic Battery Park and Castle Clinton - one of the original harbor defenses
Visit this iconic statue in New York Harbor. (time includes the ferry ride)
Learn about immigration history at Ellis Island. (time includes ferry transportation from Liberty Island to Ellis Island)
You can retrace the steps of your ancestors at this famous landing point that welcomed millions of immigrants to the United States.
See the charging bull, the New York Stock Exchange and Federal Hall
We will visit Ground Zero & the 9/11 Memorial Pools where the Twin Towers rested. See the Survivor Tree and learn about the events surrounding the events of 9/11/2001
(Only included if you purchase option with timed 9/11 Museum Entry Ticket) Uncover the history of this somber event and see original artifacts. (Self Guided at conclusion of the guided tour) Most people normally spend 90 minutes inside the Museum
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- A mandatory airport grade security screening is conducted prior to boarding the ferry. This means no open containers, alcohol, weapons, large bags, luggage or scooters are allowed
- Minors (17 or under) must be accompanied by an adult (25+)
- If you choose to upgrade to include 9/11 Museum entry, your timed entry to the Museum will be scheduled for after the guided walking tour.
- This tour operates in all weather conditions, so please dress accordingly
- Due to local regulations, the Statue of Liberty Museum, Ellis Island, and the Ellis Island Immigration Museum may not be open on the date of your visit
- February 2025 – Due to construction, priority boarding is temporarily suspended
- If there are only a few French-speaking or Spanish-speaking guests on the tour, you will be in a tour group with English speakers as well, and will have a bi-lingual guide who will give commentary in either both French and English, or both English and Spanish
- Not recommended for travellers with mobility issues
Reviews(471)
Basically toured ourselves. I'm not exactly sure what we got for our money other than access to the ferry boat, Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. You can probably do it on your own and not book with them.
This was fantastic. Very informative. A lot of walking on the end for the 9/11 tour. Our tou guide Mrs. Moore answered all question .
Our guide was very good and knowledgeable. She was a born and raised New Yorker and knew so much! Our biggest issue was we had a Spanish speaking group within our group and she would speak in English and then in Spanish so the flow was off, but otherwise it was fantastic!
Really bad experience with the tour company. I spend 280 just to get drop off at the ferry. Misses out on a lot of the attractions.
Expected a guided tour when I went to the Statue of Liberty and that was not the case.I was a little confused that overall had a good time
Great experience. It was wonderful to see the statue first hand. Also, our tour guide was so knowledgeable.
I think the place hosting the tour needs to do a better job with knowing when someone won’t be able to get to the meet spot due to a parade. We wasn’t able to get to the meeting spot bc the whole place was shut down due to a parade. We paid 1350 for this tour.
Not enough time at each stop. The guide took care of the transportation, but provided little information. Seemed in a hurry and frazzled all the time.
Tour guide lost members in our party, and didn’t care. Could never hear the guide, mainly because of the size of the group and the lack of an audio system
Our tour was supposed to include tickets for the 9/11 Museum. At the tour rendezvous site, we checked in with the tour representative and thought we’d been taken care of in terms of what we needed for the full tour. Upon arrival at the museum we realized we’d not been given tickets. The museum had no indication of tickets in our name despite the museum entry clearly identified as being part of what’s “Included” with the tour. Also the tour guide was not very interesting or informative. She repeated the same things several times on the tour. She did not corral the large group well and often started talking about points of interest when very few people were in position to hear. She glossed over consequential points at the memorial. (Example: a guy who wasn’t with our tour but who was adjacent to us during a stop was astounded when hearing how she’d barely described Todd Beamer.) Lastly the tour was supposed to include Ellis Island but a power outage closed it down which essentially removed that entire element of the tour aside from a brief stop by the ferry (no disembarking.) The outage is presumably not the tour’s fault, but we certainly did not feel like we got what we paid for.
Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear that your experience did not meet your expectations. We would like to clarify that the tour you booked was our "Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and 9/11 Memorial Guided Tour." The tour includes a guided visit to the 9/11 Memorial, including the Memorial Pools and surrounding grounds. Admission to the 9/11 Museum is not included with this tour and is not listed among the inclusions. We understand there may have been confusion between the 9/11 Memorial and the 9/11 Museum, which are separate attractions. Regarding Ellis Island, the temporary closure due to the power outage was beyond our control and affected all visitors that day. While we regret that this portion of the experience could not proceed as planned, we appreciate your understanding that this was an unforeseen operational issue. We value your comments regarding the guide and will share your feedback with our operations team for review. Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback.
