Secrets of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Walking Tour

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Important Information

This tour does not include entry to pedestal or crown levels inside the Statue of Liberty.
This tour of the Statue of Liberty is partially wheelchair accessible. Please contact us for further information.

Passes

This tour is exclusive to Explorer Pass.
Pass customers please visit the page and follow the instruction to make a reservation.

Meeting & End Locations

Meet your guide in front of the front gate of Castle Clinton National Monument in Battery Park.
The guide will be holding up a Red, Inside Out Tours Flag.
The tour ends at Ellis Island.
You can stay as long as you want after the tour ends at Ellis Island and return to Battery Park when ready.

Frequently Asked Questions

- If you are booking with Explorer Pass, please book the tour from the page below: https://insideouttours.com/book-with-pass/
- If pass holders select the wrong option and purchase full-price tickets and you will NOT receive a refund and will NOT be able to exchange paid tickets for a pass reservation. To book using a pass, please select visit this page & follow the booking instructions to make a reservation with a Pass.
Visitors to the Park are required to submit to airport-style security screening before boarding. Prohibited items include Drones, Scooters, Skateboards, Firearms, Explosives or Flammables, Knives or Sharp objects (including tools) Pepper Spray, Mace, and All markers (permanent or erasable).
If you purchase the tour, you will receive a round-trip ferry ticket with a visit to both Liberty Island and Ellis Island.

If you reserve the tour with Explorer Pass, you will need an additional attraction/admission on your pass to get the ferry ticket. For example, if you have a 5-attraction explorer pass, it needs 2 attractions from your pass: one attraction to take the tour, and the second attraction to get your ferry ticket.
Cancellations made with a minimum of 48 hours advance notice will receive the opportunity to reschedule. All requests must be put in writing and received by us. Please email us here!
Once a tour has started we cannot delay for late arrivals or interrupt a tour guide so that latecomers may find them, as this adversely affects the tour experience for others. Please call 800-258-7359 and we will try our best to direct you to the next destination on the tour.
Our tours run rain or shine. In the case of severe inclement weather, tours will be canceled and a full refund will be provided.
Gratuities are accepted and greatly appreciated. They’re a great way to tell your guide they did an awesome job and show your appreciation.
Check out Frequently Asked Questions for more details.

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Reviews

Amazing tour!!! JAV

We toured the Statue of Liberty (SOL) and Ellis Island (EI) with a wonderfully informative guide this week -- and although I have been to SOL before, I came away this time with many more details and interesting facts! Rori is a delight and a fine speaker, and my whole party was totally pleased with our tour to these iconic places. I wholeheartedly recommend this tour !!!

Very interesting and knowledgeable tour

Great tour with an absolutely amazing guide. Katelin performs so interestingly. Thank you inside out tours for such a great time 👍👍👍

– Sazhida I

A great way to see Liberty and Ellis Islands

I have previously visited Liberty Island and been up to the pedestal and the crown but this was by ourselves and not with a guide. I have not previously visited Ellis Island. Our guide was Catie. The word "Perky" was definitely invented for her but she was perky in a funny endearing way and not in an annoying way. She kept the tour moving at a good pace and was very well informed and able to answer questions. It was a great way to see Liberty Island and a good amount of time was allowed for photos and to visit the new museum and the gift shop. I had been wanting to visit Ellis Island for some time and again Catie was well informed. I thoroughly enjoyed the tour and definitely recommend it.

– Karen S