New York City

Statue of Liberty Ellis Island 9/11 Memorial Guided Tour

New York City, USA
Statue of Liberty Ellis Island and 911 Memorial Walking Tour with Optional Pedestal Upgrade

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  • 5 hours
  • Offered in: English

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Overview

Experience three of New York City’s iconic sights with this tour of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and the 9/11 Memorial. Start by boarding a ferry to Lady Liberty; head to Ellis Island to learn about the immigrant experience; then, return to Lower Manhattan to visit the 9/11 Memorial. With the entry fees, ferry ride, and guide all included, this tour offers a hassle-free way to see more in one day.
  • Tour the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and 9/11 Memorial
  • Admire the NYC skyline views on your ferry ride across New York Harbor
  • Entry at the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island—plus a ferry ride—included
  • Upgrade to include a ticket to the 9/11 Museum to explore on your own

What's Included

  • Tour guide
  • Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island tickets
  • 9/11 Museum ticket (if option selected)

    Meeting and Pickup

    Meeting point

    • 24 State St, New York, NY 10004, USA

      Please meet tour guide in front of Starbucks

    What To Expect

    Statue of Liberty

    1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

    Ellis Island

    45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

    Ellis Island Immigration Museum

    30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

    The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum

    1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

    World Trade Center's Liberty Park

    30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

    Additional Info

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Stroller accessible
    • Service animals allowed
    • Near public transportation
    • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
    • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers

    Cancellation Policy

    You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

    • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
    • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
    • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
    • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    The answers provided below are based on answers previously given by the tour provider to customers’ questions.

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    Q:Where do we meet to redeem the Statue of Liberty tour?

    A:You will want to make your way to 24 State Street to redeem your ticket. Please be sure to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to your selected time.

    Oct 2022

    Q:How can I get to the meeting location?

    A:The closest subway stations to the meeting location are South Ferry Station (1), White Hall Street Station (N,R,W), and Bowling Green (4,5).

    Oct 2022

    Q:Is there parking available near the meeting location for the Statue of Liberty tour?

    A:The nearest parking is available around the corner on Pearl Street. Parking rates apply and may vary. For convenience, you may wish to take public transportation, a taxi, or a car service, such as Uber or Lyft.

    Oct 2022

    Q:What is the departure location for the Statue of Liberty Ferry?

    A:The ferry departs from Castle Clinton in Battery Park, however, you will need to meet your guide at the address on your voucher in order to collect your actual ferry ticket.

    Oct 2022

    Q:If I miss my departure time can I take a later ferry?

    A:Your ticket is only good for the specific time and date printed on the ticket. Your guide will give a short orientation tour in Battery Park and make sure you are on time for your ferry departure (or will join you for the duration of your tour if option selected.)

    Oct 2022

    Q:Can I bring food and/or drinks with me on the ferry?

    A:Yes, you are allowed to bring your food and beverage for lunch it must be sealed to enter the screening facility (coolers are not allowed). Pedestal Reserve ticket holders should be aware that food or beverages will not be allowed in the screening facility on Liberty Island.

    Oct 2022

    Q:Can I bring alcohol with me on the ferry?

    A:Alcohol is not allowed onboard the ferries and is not allowed in the screening facility.

    Oct 2022

    Q:Is food/drink available for purchase onboard the ferry?

    A:Yes, there is a snack bar located on all of the ferries serving food and souvenirs. All payments (Cash, Visa, Master Card, and American Express) are accepted not including personal checks.

    Oct 2022

    Q:Are restrooms available onboard the ferry?

    A:Yes, bathrooms are located on the ferries, Ellis Island and Liberty Island bathrooms are wheelchair accessible.

    Oct 2022

    Q:Will the guide accompany me to Liberty and Ellis Islands?

    A:Either option includes an introductory tour of Battery Park. If you select the escorted tour option, your guide will continue with you to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island to continue the tour. If you select the non-guided option, you will make your own way to Liberty and Ellis Islands where you can utilize the complimentary audio guides.

    Oct 2022

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    Reviews

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    134 reviews
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    Amazing tour
    javier_v, Apr 2024
    Amazing tour. Our guide Fabris was amazing very well knowledgeable about this tour. Will do again for sure.
    Viator boat ride in NYC
    Arnold_W, Apr 2024
    We showed up at the correct time to meet the Viator guide and no one showed up. We carried contacting Viator and we were unable to reach a real person. We had prepaid and so far have had no luck getting on touch with them. We also spent $78 on Ubers which was a loss.
    Sold a bag of beans
    Joe_D, Apr 2024
    I bought the package as it says online you are able to skip the line, but they need to specify that it's only the line to pay for the ticket and not the real line that takes up to 2+ hours in for security that everyone stands in. The tour guide was disconnected from the majority of the group and by the end of the tour, there was only 4 out of a group of at least 17 that stayed. We would have been better served just doing everything on our own. First time I regretted using a Viator tour and will definitely look closer next time. When talking to Cesar (Manager) you just got the sense that this is common practice and they get this line complaint all the time but refuse to change their website stating that you can skip the lines.
    Good but rushed
    Barrie_B, Apr 2024
    Good but all a bit manic. Guide was really knowledgeable but very rushed. Didn't bother going with her to Ground Zero as she was rushing too much on Ennis Island.
    Very good experience
    Hamik_S, Mar 2024
    Our guide experience was very high acknowledge about our tour. I will use Viator again . Thank you for service
    Biggest Scam Ever
    Chris_T, Mar 2024
    Worst experience ever. This tour wasn't a tour at all. More of a scam to be honest. Our tour was scheduled with Cesar for 11:30 however when Cesar arrived, we were handed off to another guide, LeeAnn. When the tour started we spent about 2 hrs with LeeAnn in the security line waiting to board the Ferry to the statue. After about 2.5 gruesome hours of long lines and endless standing, we finally boarded the ferry and our tour guide, LeeAnn was never to be seen again. So basically we paid about $400 to hear stories of the statue to only be sent out to self guide ourselves. Remind you this was suppose to be a 5 hour tour. She was not at the meet up points that she claimed she would be at, she didn't have any type of vest or flag to be identified or nothing. Biggest scam ever.
    Amazing time; all bookings were great!!! Tour guide for Statue of Liberty and 911 Pools/museum was awesome!
    Shawn_C, Mar 2024
    Being able to celebrate my wife’s fortieth birthday with her in all these amazing events!!! It was orderly, efficient, and super fun
    First timers in NYC
    Marina_C, Mar 2024
    The knowledge of the tour guide was amazing. It is nice when you are visiting and taking a tour that you get a guide who is passionate about what they do. Leanne Littlestone was the best tour guide we could have ever asked for!
    Gail Was a Great Guide!
    Mary_R, Jan 2024
    Seeing these places in person was quite memorable. The place that I appreciated seeing most was the 911 Memorial. I did not expect that. Our guide, Gail was a fount of knowledge! She not only told us about all the places we visited, but gave us ideas of other things to do and how to use the subway and save on Lyft. By the time we got to the 911 Memorial, we were the only two left on the tour. (It was January and our group started with only 8). Gail graciously walked us around a few more places on her way to the subway. She was going our way and rode the subway with us to the stop by our hotel. She’s a life time New Yorker and made the tour wonderful. Lots of insights into what is was like to be in New York on 911. I’d love to have her show me more some day.
    Fantastic Experience
    Jennifer_M, Dec 2023
    LeeAnn was an amazing tour guide. Her personal stories and awesome energy were fantastic, and we all enjoyed our time with her.
    Not good experience
    Hector_C, Nov 2023
    My tour would start at 11:30 a.m. My plan was to get to the parking lot and be in front of Starbucks by 11:00 AM. to meet my tour guide. But when there were six minutes left to arrive, a traffic accident occurred and I couldn't get away to continue on my way and arrive at 11:00. I arrived in front of Starbucks at 11:27 just at that moment I received a call from the tour guide named Cesar who spoke to me in a harsh tone and asked me where I was, I answered that on Bridge st. (in front of Starbucks), I don't know what the guide understood but with a harsh and exclamatory tone he told me that I had to hurry and I don't remember what else and he hung up the call. At 10:35 he called me again to tell me that the next tour left at 1:00 p.m. and if I wanted that tour, I would have to pay $25.00 more per ticket. I replied that I didn't like at all the way he spoke to me on the first call and I said obscene words to him and then I hung up the call and couldn't take the tour, thus wasting $514.00 dollars that I had raised with a lot of sacrifice. If you give me my money back I would greatly appreciate it, because the guide's service and his tone of speech were truly pathetic.
    WHAT A LETDOWN!
    Anonymous, Nov 2023
    On Monday, October 9, 2023, we met up with our tour director, Sam, for our excursion to Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island Museum, and finally, The 911 Memorial. There were approximately 35 people in our group. It was a beautiful day, but very windy and brisk, in the mid 50’s. Mr. Sam was extremely knowledgeable. However, he was very poor when it came to handling the group to imparting his knowledge or giving instructions. You could not hear nor understand him. He focused directly on a person next to him. I had to leave the group on one instance in my electric wheelchair to get in the sunlight as I was freezing. Mr. Sam spent entirely too much time giving indistinguishable talks, that they ate into our time to tour the actual grounds/museums/gift shops/restrooms. On one occasion we only had about 20 minutes. We never did find Mr. Sam after the Ellis Island visit, and we had to find the 911 Memorial on our own. Our tour with Viator was less than useful. Mr. Sam needs to have some sort of mic system to be heard by a group. We observed other groups with these devices. He would do well to use one. Sorry to say we will have to think twice about using Viator's services in future.
    Fabrice was the best!
    Kelly_M, Sep 2023
    Fabrice was such a great tour guide. Very knowledgeable about the city and its history.He was very helpful and even showed us how to get back up to Midtown Manhattan on the subway. It was a most enjoyable and educational tour that I highly recommend.
    Awesome, fantastic Tour!!!
    CarolAnne_C, Sep 2023
    We booked a tour of The Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and 911 pools, with and additional entrance ticket to the 911 museum. I am happy to say the whole experience from start to finish was fantastic….I think mainly to due with our wonderful, informative, tour guide “Vivian” who made us feel special and wanted us to get the most of our tour. Despite the torrential down pour while visiting the Lady of Liberty and Ellis Island…we were informed of so much history and information inside the museums. Finally the sun came out for our 911 pools tour and once again Vivian took the extra time to show us so much that we would have not seen or information we could not have gotten on our own. Vivian also made sure we were in the right line up and gave us a bit of a preview to the 911 museum…..although emotional and sad, well worth the visit and could have spent more time in the museum if not already overwhelmed from a wonderful and memorable day with Vivian. I would certainly recommend this tour and hope that everyone would get Vivian for your guide or someone just as fantastic, wonderful, experienced and knowledgeable.
    Fabulous experience for me and my family!
    Elaine_L, Sep 2023
    Our tour guide, Febreese (sp) was awesome! He had so much knowledge about everything that we saw and he was entertaining. Totally worth it!!
    Excellent experience
    Cathy_D, Sep 2023
    Excellent! It was a great experience!!! Vivian was a treasure and very knowledgeable! The combination of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and The 9-11 pools was just perfect!
    Great tour
    SharonStevens, Aug 2023
    Great guide and great experience. Our guide took us to all the stops plus extra due to having extra time.
    Understanding American Heritage and why the USA is indeed a melting pot of ALL cultures!
    Daniel_S, Aug 2023
    Walking tour of Liberty Island, Ellis Island, and Ground Zero Memorial Tour - our tour Guide (Lianne - not sure if Jewish spelling) is truly exceptional and knowledgeable tour industry specialist. She is most knowledgeable of the New York City history, culture, and her stories of the first immigrants as well as the construction of the Statue of Liberty were remarkable! Tour group on behalf of Viator was Attractions4us LLC = terrific!
    We had an amazing host,...
    LISA_D, Aug 2023
    We had an amazing host, Vivian. She was very knowledgeable and energetic. We booked a trip for Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, 9/11. We never made it to Ellis island, we also never had a bus- which we thought we would. Lines to get on the ferry were over 75 minutes which lessened time we spent elsewhere. We could have easily done this on our own but we did love our tour guide- she was the best
    The guide was informative...
    Julie_I, Aug 2023
    The guide was informative but too long winded. We didn’t have a lot of time to walk around on our own. Long lines waiting for boats. We missed 911 memorial because the tour was longer than advertised.
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