How to visit the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island

[@UrbanCaffeine]

UPDATE: There is actually food on Ellis Island. In the video I mentioned that there was not. More details in the comment from The Megan Daily below.

[@johnoy_1syde593]

Hello I’ve just purchased the ticket online so how do I get the ticket.when I reached at battery park?

[@denispotvin6396]

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[@wuyoutang5491]

Greetings from China. I have been followed your channel since "NYC subway guide" and I want to say the quality of your video is the best guide video I ever seen! NYC is the dream city that I want to visit for almost 13 years but I haven't gotten a chance to US for a visit. What a pity. Since I majored in civil engineering and architecture, the Statue of Liberty is one of my favorite statues. And I am so excited you made a such brilliant video about it! Thank you! Hope to see more wonderful videos about NYC.

[@UrbanCaffeine]

Thank you so much! 😊 I'm glad you are finding value in my content even though you are not able to visit.

[@jennyhunt]

Wow! The detail of the ferry routes! Thank you so much! You are New York's Guide Diamond!

[@UrbanCaffeine]

As always thank you! I'm glad I can provide useful information. Thanks for watching all of them. 😊

[@IllyanaM]

Good video! Thank you so much!

[@reagan7890]

Well detailed great work

[@richshort8120]

Cool video Thea 😎 big thumbs up 👍 I only been to the Statue of Library ones in the mid 1960s. I remember being inside the head of the statue. The ferry boat back them was the Circle Line. Thanks for the information 😎👍

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Thank You from Lithuania. Great video.

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[@JimmyCooks-ni1wu]

Dang !!! Super informative Thanks

[@Lifewithcarmm]

This is extremly helpful, Thank you!

[@manduxx]

Thank you this video answered my questions

[@rouahussein3332]

your video is so informative and amazing

[@redchedzmcc]

Visit to the crown is now open. Recently booked crown access.

[@Sunshinelady]

Great video!!!

[@michaelmurphy3186]

When I visited my family took the ferry. After arriving at Penn Station from 30th Street in Philly, PA.

[@UrbanCaffeine]

Taking a ferry is always fun! I hope you enjoyed it.

[@worldview730]

Thanks Urban for your help

[@Laurieb95]

Your videos are so helpful

[@thefutureissweet]

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[@UrbanCaffeine]

Thanks for watching. Glad I could "extend" your visit. 😊

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[@stephenblomfield6]

Greetings Thea from a wintery Sydney Australia. Really loved the video as always - 5 stars !!! Can't wait to get back to NYC in June 2023 - Last visit seems so long ago now in 2018. All the best.

[@UrbanCaffeine]

Wow, 2018 seems like it wasn't that long ago! Time passes so quickly. All the best to you too! Good luck on planning your trip.

[@yukuhana]

Very informative and useful video. Thank you!

[@UrbanCaffeine]

You're welcome! 😊 Thanks for always watching.

[@jotgolf69]

Best videos! 👏👏

[@orlyyyyyyyy]

Hi. Love you videos! Is it OK to take the ferry from NJ to see the statue and on the way back take the ferry to Manhattan? Or is the ticket only valid to the NJ bound ferry?

[@anlasbry]

Thank you so much for all of your videos. I work for a tourism nonprofit and I've actually recommended your videos to visitors who need more information about taking the subway. As for the statue of liberty, it's awful when tourists are scammed with fake tickets or tickets that only go near the statue.

[@UrbanCaffeine]

That's so nice of you to share my videos! I'm glad they are helping out a lot of people. Are there any other topics that you would like to see covered to tourist might find useful?

[@anlasbry]

@@UrbanCaffeine Yes, they always ask about museums, specifically the art museums.

[@ashwinicanvas4152]

Very helpful 👍

[@irisglezfletes]

Thanks very helpful

[@Aidan_Au]

Thea can take us to the Governor Island next time, or the Little Island. Aww, thank you Thea for featuring my comment haha. 7:25 How did you get a purple heart next to my name? Or is that a Chrome plugin Rice and beans are still pretty cheap

[@UrbanCaffeine]

The purple heart means you are a high receiver of hearts from this channel. I guess I get to see that on my end. And good thing rice and beans are still cheap! College students don't have to rely solely on ramen.

[@corbenhavener7531]

I’ve found The Color Factory to be very interesting. Quite a group a activity to engage the senses.

[@UrbanCaffeine]

Sound like you had a good time! I've never been to the Color Factory but the pictures make it look like a really fun place.

[@adamfoster-baird8537]

Great video

[@UrbanCaffeine]

Thank you! 😊

[@brettm8970]

Good videos😊

[@Germanguy6969]

HI, is the crown open again? Thanks

[@EscapingtheEmptyNest]

I was really bummed out when I saw how many people on our ferry stayed on instead of getting off on Ellis Island. It's a huge part of the American story, and people just didn't care

[@sarah0031]

I agree. It was the same on the day we were there. And the Ellis Island Museum was fantastic! So informative and we also found information on people who left from our home country, Romania. It was quite a surprise :)

[@Vincent-zz3ye]

Onn étudié cette vidéo en anglais

[@sarah0031]

We totally loved the trip to Liberty Island and Ellis Island and spent a total of around 5 hours on both islands. Ellis Island is a must see, in my opinion, many didn't disembark the ferry. Wish we would have also done the hard hat tour, but hopefully we'll get the chance some other time. Gotta visit New York again, it was amazing!

[@UrbanCaffeine]

I hope you get to visit again too! There's always more to see. Thanks for watching! 😊

[@blazehawaii2066]

Thank you for all of your videos - we really love them!!! We're coming from Hawaii and feel MUCH better prepared after watching them. Question: we have tickets for the Crown Reserve tour later in the afternoon. We are starting from Battery Park and wondered if we could leave early to visit Ellis Island first, and then take a Jersey ferry to get back to Liberty Island for our scheduled tour? (We understand that once we get back to Battery Park we can't come back in. )

[@stacees8575]

Hi from Australia 🇦🇺 I looove your videos. So easy to follow and very helpful - thank you and keep up the great work 😍

[@UrbanCaffeine]

Thanks so much! 😊 I try to make content as straight-forward as possible. Glad you appreciate it!

[@keonta81]

Can you board the ferry in new jersey and get off in nyc after the trip?

[@Sashaskyy26]

Would the lockers hold both a stroller and car seat travel system? Would like to know how large they are.

[@EscapingtheEmptyNest]

Megan mentioned the lockers on Liberty Island needing a quarter, and she's right, but you actually get the quarter back when you retrieve your stuff. They don't allow much on the pedestal level. Be ready to check almost everything. No backpacks or purses.

[@UrbanCaffeine]

That's some good advice! The problem is having a quarter at all. I guess someone could ask the bookstore? 😅

[@EscapingtheEmptyNest]

@@UrbanCaffeine I wish I could remember if there was a change machine there next to the lockers. Pretty sure Terry had a quarter on her.

[@Sashaskyy26]

Would the lockers hold both a stroller and car seat travel system? Would like to know how large they are.

[@EscapingtheEmptyNest]

@@Sashaskyy26 barely large enough for a purse

[@richt.4900]

I’ve just realised that if you go from Liberty State Park in New Jersey, it will also allow people to see the 9/11 memorial and, the ‘reclining Liberty’ statue beforehand. 🙂👍🏻🙃.

[@devil-danna5274]

I don't know if you can help me, but I have a question about the crown ticket. I'm going to NY in september and I already have my access to climb into the crown (at 10am), but I have to redeem my actual ticket at the ticket booth in battery park. But on the website it says that 10am is my "entry into the Security Facility". What does that mean? Is it the security check before boarding the ferry in battery park? Or another security check on liberty island? With crowd and lines, I don't know how long before 10am I should arrive at battery park and where exactly I have to be at 10am.

[@mairim.54321]

I have the same question. How it went?

[@devil-danna5274]

@@mairim.54321 Well I don't know exactly, they didn't pay attention to the time. They give you a pink bracelet when you redeem your ticket at the booth, and they make you stick it around your wrist before giving your ticket (so that you can't keep it for later or give it to someone else). My time was 10am but I went in at 9:30, they didn't care. There's too many people for them to check everyone. You have a big security check (airport-style) before boarding at Battery Park. I guess the time is when you enter there. Once you're on the island, you have to put your belongings in a locker (no bag allowed), then the guy guarding the stairs to the crown just checks your bracelet, you have to tear it in front of him and put it in a trash bin, then he lets you access the staircase. I had my ticket in my pocket the entire time and the only time somone looked at it is when entering the queue to the security check. Same thing for the museums, I had dates and time slots for all of them, they never bothered checking that, I went in everywhere easily.

[@mairim.54321]

@@devil-danna5274Thank you so much for taking the time to respond, it is very helpful!! 😊

[@eltronics]

I've always wanted to go back to see the Statue of Liberty. Maybe this time I'll see that mermaid!😎 Thanks for the shoutout.

[@UrbanCaffeine]

You bet! It's fun to do at least once. It's surprising how a lot of people that live in NY haven't actually been on Liberty Island.

[@mila-uk3zw]

Any idea why the Crown tickets are unavailable?

[@Iameuphoria]

Hey there !!! This was so helpful lol I'm taking my son to see the statue the end of this month.. how long does it take to get from New York Airport to the ferry ?? And is it better to uber/lyft or taxi?

[@UrbanCaffeine]

Hello there! It depends on which airport you are coming from. From JFK, probably an hour. From LGA, maybe 40 minutes. From JFK, I would take a taxi since there's a fix rate. From LGA, I would take an Uber/Lyft so I can easily calculate the fare. Are you going straight from the airport to the Statue of Liberty? Just make sure you don't have luggage with you since they don't allow large bags. Have a great trip!

[@Iameuphoria]

@@UrbanCaffeine thank youuuu.. yes I would be coming straight from the airport all I was going to have was a backpack

[@UrbanCaffeine]

@@Iameuphoria Then you should be fine.😊It's suitcases that they don't allow. Hope you have a great time with your son!

[@jenaiamariekokaai864]

Do we need to make reservations?

[@dianablue26]

If we get in the ferry from New Jersey are we allowed to return in the ferry to battery park?

[@keonta81]

I was wondering the same

[@Camille-ik4xp]

Hey ! I’ll be in NY for the 4th of July, do you have any activities ideas or tips because I don’t find very much information on internet ? :) Also I’m visiting the statue on 06/29, I’m so happy to be able to see such an important part of the US history ! 😊

[@UrbanCaffeine]

If you are willing to brave the crowd, NYC has an impressive fireworks display. Here's a pretty good guide on how to view the fireworks: loving-newyork.com/4th-of-july-fireworks-in-nyc-coronavirus/ I recommend going to either Brooklyn or Long Island City.

[@Camille-ik4xp]

@@UrbanCaffeine thank so much of ur response, definitely going to look at the article :)

[@mrreddington777]

Great video. One thing I’m Confused about, is that on their site it says you need to use a mask at all times. Is this true? Even outside??

[@UrbanCaffeine]

Hi there. Mask restrictions are changing all the time. But most institutions like museums still require a mask indoors. So I'm guessing on the ferry and inside the museums, they are still enforcing a mask.

[@sunilb88817]

You should mention that pedestal reserve tickets sell very fast.

[@UrbanCaffeine]

Thanks for the tip!

[@gilbertoparas9388]

Where I can buy a ticket in battery park

[@UrbanCaffeine]

At Castle Clinton.

[@gilbertoparas9388]

@@UrbanCaffeine thanks

[@1sikstang]

Do I have to buy the tickets ahead or can I buy them the same day in person?

[@UrbanCaffeine]

It's possible to buy them in person but they might sell out.

[@AdventuresWithTheReids]

Do you have the official link to book tickets please ?

[@UrbanCaffeine]

Hi there. You can book tickets here: bit.ly/3trxT1k

[@AdventuresWithTheReids]

Thank you so much we are coming august from the UK 60th Birthday treat we love your videos thanks once again

[@aljellosusmiran3395]

Hello po Filipino po kayo? 1st time kasi namin ni Wife pumunta ng NY galing kami sa Virginia Teacher po sya! sana matulongan nyo po kami paano ang pasikot sikot salamat po!

[@salay30]

So Ellis Island is $74? If I want to skip Liberty I still pay $74? And when I go to buy tickets on the website, there is no option for the Hard Hat Tour, just the Pedestal Tour. I'm kinda confused but I know I should not be! I only want to go to Ellis Island and see the museum.

[@UrbanCaffeine]

Hello there. If just want to go to Ellis Island for the museum, all you need is general admission which is $24. As for the Hard Hat Tour, perhaps the day you are looking at has sold out.

[@yasing6970]

problem is ticket availability is insane

[@shantanuvinod24]

If we want to buy ticket for pedestal , then total cost for us is 24+24.30. Is that correct?

[@Le_C4Rre]

that’s gaz not gonna lie.

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[@breezy13g]

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[@jackbn9353]

Rational people no longer the crime ridden New York City.

[@nikstahum7024]

Thank you for this info. I just purchased my ticket just now tbh here at your link 🥹 you’re the best