Statue of Liberty Tour & Ellis Island and 9/11 Memorial Museum Full Day Experience
Beyond Times Square brings together three attractions that tell the history – both the good and the bad – of Lower Manhattan into one complete package with our Statue of Liberty Tour & Ellis Island and 9/11 Memorial Museum experience.
Statue of Liberty: For as long as she’s been standing over New York Harbor, the Statue of Liberty is synonymous with New York City. It is the number one landmark that people think of when they think of the city and the one place most people head to as first-time visitors.
Ellis Island: Ellis Island is synonymous with Lady Liberty. And for most people, when taking the ferry over to Liberty Island, a stop at Ellis Island is a must.
9/11 Memorial & Museum: Since its opening in 2014, the 9/11 Memorial Museum has also become a top ten must-see, along with the 9/11 Memorial itself.
On this full-day tour, your expert private tour guide will escort you to all three for one unforgettable day. Join us for an immersive history lesson that embodies travel as a living classroom.
Offered Year Round
Duration: 8-Hours
Start Time: Flexible
Meeting Location: Flexible
Activity Level: Easy
Statue of Liberty Tour & Ellis Island and 9/11 Memorial Museum Full Day Experience
Itinerary & Highlights
- Your Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and 9/11 Memorial Museum experience begins when you’re picked up by our professional driver in a private luxury vehicle.
- Your driver will take you downtown to Battery Park where you’ll meet your private, professional tour guide to begin the journey to your first destination.
- Upon your arrival at Battery Park you’ll board a ferry run by Statue Cruises to head across the New York Harbor for an up close and personal look at Lady Liberty.
- Once on Liberty Island, you’ll get to go inside this magnificent statue where you can access the pedestal for amazing outside views. You’ll also visit the new Statue of Liberty museum where you’ll get a peek at her original torch, an opportunity to measure your foot against Lady Liberties, enjoy an immersive theater experience and learn everything you always wanted to know about this symbol of American freedom.
- After departing Liberty Island your next stop is Ellis Island where over 12 million immigrants arrived on US shores.
- Your Ellis Island tour will consist of a visit to the National Museum of Immigration where you’ll learn about how immigrants were processed as they arrived– and have the opportunity to learn more about your family history.
- After your time on these two islands, you’ll board the ferry for the ride back to Lower Manhattan. Once you have disembarked the ferry your guide will walk you through Battery Park where you’ll continue until you reach the 9/11 Memorial & Museum.
- Here you’ll tour the grounds of the 9/11 Memorial where you’ll encounter the two reflecting pools created to honor those we lost on that fateful day. Among the other things you’ll see are two items that survived the attacks that day – the Survivor Tree (a Callery pear tree) and The Sphere (the world’s largest bronze sculpture of modern times).
- After paying your respects on the grounds where the Twin Towers once stood, you’ll head into the 9/11 Memorial Museum. Here you’ll learn the history of not only the 9/11 attacks – but of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing as well. Since private guided tours cannot be conducted within the museum, your private tour guide will give a brief synopsis of what you are about to see before entering the building. Your 9 11 museum tour is surely one you will never forget and a must-do for anyone coming to New York City.
- Upon completion of these three pieces of American history your private driver will pick you up in your luxury vehicle and drop you off at your requested end destination.
- All stops, timing and inclusions of the tour are dependent upon traffic and weather conditions.
- Roundtrip Transfers via private luxury vehicle to/from guest’s hotel (or other pre-determined location) including bottled water
- Private expert tour guide for 8 hours
- Admission Tickets to the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island ferry and museums
- Admission Tickets to the 9/11 Museum
- Special souvenir gift for each guest
- Driver gratuity is included
- 24-hour support phone number
*Gratuity for the tour guide is not included
- The starting time and date of the tour are customizable to fit your schedule.
- We recommend a start time between 8:00am and 11:00am.
- This tour is offered all year round, 7 days a week.
- Restrictions may apply depending on the date and time of the tour.
You can customize the starting location of the tour to fit your schedule. You can choose to start the tour at your hotel doorstep, at a restaurant where you just finished breakfast or at a custom location of your liking.
- Pick-up or drop-off locations outside of Manhattan may accrue additional time & cost.
- Pick-up or drop-off locations outside of Manhattan may accrue additional time & cost.
Your tour guide cannot lecture inside any of the museums but will escort you through for the highlights. For any of the outdoor parts of the tour (Statue of Liberty & 9/11 Memorial), the guide will provide a fully guided tour.
We can customize the tour and stops to fit your needs upon request.
Starting from: $479 per guest
