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    Ellis Island

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Visiting Ellis Island

Update as of March 20, 2013: Due to damage sustained during Hurricane Sandy, Ellis Island is closed indefinitely. The Statue of Liberty will re-open on July 4, 2013.

 

Finding Ellis and Liberty Island
The Ellis Island Immigration Museum is located on Ellis Island.The Statue of Liberty is located on Liberty Island. Both islands are in New York Harbor, south of Lower Manhattan.

Ellis and Liberty Islands are accessible only by Statue Cruises ferry. Docking of private vessels is prohibited.

Ferry Departure Points
Statue Cruises ferry departure points are located in:
Battery Park, NY: 1 Battery Place, New York, NY 10004 (Google, Bing)
Liberty State Park, NJ: 1 Audrey Zapp Drive, Jersey City, NJ 07305 (Google, Bing).

To get to the ferry:

Driving Directions

Public Transportation

 
statue ferry map
 

Ferries from Battery Park, New York follow the black line: stopping first at Liberty Island and second at Ellis Island. Ferries from Liberty State Park, New Jersey follow the blue line: stopping first at Ellis Island and second at Liberty Island.


Did You Know?

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On July 30, 1916, a major explosion at the railway terminals on the Black Tom Wharf in Jersey City did considerable damage to the Ellis Island buildings. The walls, ceilings, roofs and foundations of the hospital buildings were weakened, and many windows, casings and doors were blown out. The repairs to the facilities took about a year at a cost of nearly $400,000.00(about $8,333,333.33 in 2012).