Took the Ferry to Ellis Island and The Statue of Liberty from Battery Park. We decided to do Ellis Island tour with the audio tour which is a must if you want the full experience. It is a real historical journey into the immigration process of the past. Each station gives you a detailed account into what it was like... more

I went there in October 2009. It was a really great experience. We looked up our ancestors to see if they went through there but they did not. But it was still a very moving and wonderful experience to see it. I would highly recommend it. more

A great day out in NYC. Make sure you get the first ferry at 08:30 from Battery Park to beat the crowds, as the ques get very big on both Islands. Turn up at 08:00 as you need to buy your tickets and do a full security check before you get on the ferry. Go to The Statue of Liberty... more

I have been to Ellis Island and the SOL twice and I personally think it is a wonderful experience. Yes, only a few of the islands building have been rebuilt, but the displays are still fascinating. Now one issue, the crowded boats to and from NYC, does have an answer, especially if you have a car for transportation. Boats also... more

Arrived in the am to be greeted with enormous queues for the ferry which goes to Ellis Island and Statue of Liberty. On advice of security, came back at 230pm and jumped straight on a boat - great if you're happy to go to Ellis Island for a few hours and only see the Statue of Liberty from the boat... more

Very interesting with good exhibits - makes you realise how poor the living conditions were back in the early days for those first immigrants. Not too expensive and a nice boat trip over although on the day that we went it was a grey overcast sky with wind and showers so this made a perfect place to visit given the... more

I love Ellis Island. I spent about 3 hours there and bought the audio tour, which was the best $7 I spent. I learned so much more than just reading the label texts. Plus you can take a tour when you go to the Statue of Liberty. more

We bought reserved tickets for the ferry online, so we skipped at least one long line when we got to Battery Park. We had 10 AM reservations on a Thursday in August; the trip through security screening took about 15 minutes. We didn't even get off at the Statue of Liberty; figured the view was just as good from the... more

My husband and I bought our ferry tickets on line and took the first ferry out at 8 AM, which I would highly recommend. We skipped the Statue of LIbery and went right to Ellis Island. The captain of the boat said that if you want to do both in one day, you should definitely do the Statue of Liberty... more