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Board a private family-friendly ferry from Pier A and watch the Statue of Liberty rise from the harbor. This guided tour combines child-focused storytelling with skip-the-line access to Liberty and Ellis Islands.
Board a private family-friendly ferry from Pier A and watch the Statue of Liberty rise from the harbor. This guided tour combines child-focused storytelling with skip-the-line access to Liberty and Ellis Islands.
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Salt spray and ship horns frame the approach: families stand at the ferry rail as Manhattan shrinks into a grid behind them and the Statue of Liberty grows taller, her torch daring you to come closer. This private family tour begins at Pier A, then moves across Upper New York Bay to Liberty Island and Ellis Island with a guide who keeps children engaged with stories and hands-on history.
easy.
2–3 hours.
Suitable for most fitness levels; requires short periods of standing and walking on paved paths and stairs (elevators available in some areas).
Meet at the front entrance of Pier A Harbor House, 22 Battery Place, near the Statue of Liberty ferry and Castle Clinton; arrive 20–30 minutes before departure.
Yes — pathways and museum spaces are generally accessible; elevators and ramps are available, but check with your guide for the smoothest routes.
Yes — the tour ends when the guide finishes the guided portion; families can remain on Liberty or Ellis Island and return on later ferries at their own expense.
No — lunch is not included; there are limited concessions on the islands, so bringing snacks is recommended for children.
Gifted by France and dedicated in 1886, the statue and Ellis Island together embody U.S. immigration history and late-19th-century engineering innovations.
The National Park Service manages ongoing conservation of the copper skin and interior ironwork; visitors are asked to follow leave-no-trace principles and stay on designated paths.
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