Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island: Guided Tour + Ferry

Choose to explore Liberty Island and Ellis Island with a guide or use audio guides in multiple languages. Learn about Battery Park's unique history and facts about the monuments from a local expert (English, Spanish, or French) during the 30-minute tour. End the tour at Castle Clinton, built for the War of 1812. From there your guide will give you directions to the ferry. With priority boarding, skip long lines for the ferry to Liberty Island. See the Statue of Liberty, designed by Gustave Eiffel, and learn why it was a significant gift to the United States from France. Visit Ellis Island to explore the immigrant stories at the Immigration Museum. Understand how many Americans trace their roots here and how the facility processed new arrivals.