Itinerary · 2 days
New York: Immigration and American stories
Follow the immigrant journey from the harbor to the apartments of the Lower East Side, then reflect at two of the city's most important memorials.
Themes: Immigration, Family history, Civil rights, Remembrance
Suggested itinerary. These are suggestions to adapt, not schedules. Time at each stop is our estimate. Distances are straight-line only — check a maps service for real routes and travel times, and the operator's website for hours and tickets.
Day by day
Day 1: Arriving in America
Plan most of the day; ferries leave from Battery Park and from Liberty State Park in New Jersey.
- Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
Allow: Most of a day for both islands (our estimate)
Day 2: Neighborhood stories
- Tenement Museum
Allow: About 2 hours (our estimate)
- Stonewall National Monument
Allow: About 1 hour (our estimate) · About 1.2 miles from the previous stop (straight-line)
- National September 11 Memorial & Museum
Allow: Memorial: under 1 hour; museum: 2–3 hours (our estimate) · About 1.7 miles from the previous stop (straight-line)
Reserve or check ahead
- Ferry tickets: buy only from Statue City Cruises, the NPS-authorized ferry.
- Tenement Museum: entry is by guided tour, which often sells out.
- 9/11 Museum: tickets required (the outdoor memorial is free).
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