Take a 30-minute guided tour of Battery Park, and learn its unique history with a local guide or upgrade to the fully guided option. Located at the southern tip of Manhattan Island, the park has an interesting history and many monuments. End at Castle Clinton, where your guide will then help you to board the ferry to Liberty Island.
Cross New York Harbor to the Statue of Liberty. Take a fully guided tour with a professional tour guide. Then, cross to Ellis Island to learn about the immigrant experience at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum. It is thought that at least 40% of all current US citizens can trace one or more of their ancestors to Ellis Island!
Once concluding the fully-guided portion, visit the 9/11 Memorial & Museum and honor all those who lost their lives in the horrific terror attacks on September 11, 2001. Also visit the 9/11 Memorial which remembers and honors the 2,983 people who were killed in the horrific attacks of September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993.