Ellis Island

About Ellis Island

Reached by the same ferry that serves Liberty Island, Ellis Island's Main Building now houses the National Museum of Immigration. The restored Registry Room, the baggage hall and the passenger records archive trace the journeys of the twelve million people who entered the United States here, and the American Immigrant Wall of Honor outside carries hundreds of thousands of names.

Location

Statue City Cruises ferry from Castle Clinton, Battery Park, New York, NY 10004

Nearby attractions

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  Central Park

  843-acre landscaped park at the centre of Manhattan, opened in 1858.

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  Empire State Building

  1931 Art Deco skyscraper with observatories on the 86th and 102nd floors.

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  One World Observatory

  Observatory on floors 100-102 of One World Trade Center, the tallest building in the Americas.

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  SUMMIT One Vanderbilt

  Mirrored, immersive observation experience 1,100 feet above Grand Central Terminal.

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  Radio City Music Hall

  The 6,000-seat Art Deco theatre home to the Rockettes and the Christmas Spectacular.

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  The Oculus

  Santiago Calatrava's white-ribbed transit hall and shopping concourse at the World Trade Center.

Nearby restaurants

• Katz's Delicatessen

  Jewish Deli · $$ · Little Italy

• Balthazar

  French Brasserie · $$$ · SoHo

• Le Bernardin

  French/Seafood · $$$$ · Midtown

• Carbone

  Italian-American · $$$$ · SoHo

• Gramercy Tavern

  American · $$$$ · Greenwich Village

• Eleven Madison Park

  Fine Dining · $$$$ · Chelsea