Ellis Island Travel Guide

 Yaqui Says:  FREE Ranger-Guided Tours by the National Park Service Ranger. These tours are approximately 45 minutes and are accessible for handicapped visitors. You will see the inforamtion center desk in the main hall. If we had more time, I would had certainly taken advantage of this.... 

 Yaqui Says:  The National Park Service and the National Archives provides a workshop for visitors who are researching their family immigration history. The workshop is offered on a monthly basis (March - October) and provides instruction about how to gather, interpret and use historical... 

 Yaqui Says:  This has been another dream of mine to be able to visit a place where many got there start as Americans. We have to be so thankful for those who crossed those dangerous waters in God knows what conditions to get here. I guess I am probably very sensitive, but I could sense... 

 grandmaR Says:  under constructionIf you get a ticket you can use the computers here to look your family up.We found Exact Matches (2) for my grandson's great grandmother's on his mom's father's side.Name of Passenger Residence Arrived Age on Arrival1. Alois Zirngibl ... 1908 242. Georg... 

 icunme Says:  This is a half-hour film, produced by Oscar-winning filmmaker Charles Guggenheim. Immigrants tell stories of pulling up roots and coming to America. The Film is shown in two separate theaters with seating on a first-come, first-served basis.The museum also houses a reference... 

 icunme Says:  An extraordinary 10-room exhibit that tells the larger story of immigrants, regardless of their port of entry. Displays explore the immigrant experience: leaving their homelands, journeying to America, traveling across the new country, establishing communities, working,... 

 Allikatac Says:  The cafeteria at Ellis Island has very pricey food. Most of the selections are fast food (their value meals were $9). They did have a coffee/bakery cart and a fudge cart(which did have some really good fudge). I would suggest eating a big breakfast and bringing a pack of... 

 Yaqui Says:  You can access Ellis Island and Statue of Liberty National Monument either from Battery Park, New York or Liberty State Park, New Jersey. Status cruises has a excellent web site with all the information you need to get tickets to these marvelous treasures. Tickets &... 

 grandmaR Says:  We walked across Battery Park to where the boats were, and I sat down on a bench while my sister went into Fort Clinton to get the tickets.Then we had to go through security. We had to take off belts and watches (although not shoes or jewelry), and all the cameras and coats... 

 Yaqui Says:  Make sure you take the walk outside. The view outside is so beautiful and a place to take and to get away from the crowds. This place does get crowded during the summer months. It was refreshing and inviting to walk along the path to get away from the feelings I was sensing... 

 Yaqui Says:  When are you here and listen to some of the tours guides you will learn so much. I learned a lot just from the web site the National Park Services has. A interesting fact: Although most immigrants processed at Ellis Island stayed between three and five hours, about 20%... 

 Yaqui Says:  For the most part, these parks are wheelchair accessible. They have wide sidewalks to stroll the grouns and to enjoy the scenery. Make sure to check the areas that are not. Contact the either the National Park Ranger or U.S. Park Police Officer. Statue... 

 Yaqui Says:  There is so much more to this historic island. Ellis Island's contains nearly 30 buildings that are unrestored. These structures included hospitals, quarantine and psychopathic facilities for immigrants needing treatment or isolation. The U.S. Public Health Service used... 

 nicolettart Says:  Among the exhibits at Ellis Island you will find modern interpretations of the immigrant experience, such as the sculptures pictured here. At the time of my visit, there was a show by the painter Ralph Fasanella, whose work reminds me of Grandma Moses' artwork.