Ellis Island Museum: Attractive Destination for New York Holidays

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Ellis Island Museum is located in the New York Harbor, around 12 million steerage and third class steamship travelers were processed on Ellis Island between 1892 and 1954. This island has a great history related to it. Migrants who come into the United States through the port of New York were medically and legally checked at Ellis Island. In 1990 Ellis Island was renovated and malformed into a museum dedicated to enlightening tourists about the settler incident. This museum shares the story of those immigrants through several interactive displays, tours and other things. If you are planning your holidays in New York you can visit this attractive place.

Activities you can enjoy in Ellis Island include a 30 minute documentary film this gives an introduction to the travelers experience on Ellis Island, free screenings throughout the day, ranger guided tour this is free 45 minute tours on Ellis Island’s history one audio tour which is available in different languages German, French, English, Italian, Spanish & Japanese. This tour consists of one hour of audio which is distributed in short clips for different exhibitions. One special inquiry program is also available and you can take part in reenactments of migrant hearings. Just book your New York holiday packages and visit this Island with your family and friends.

New York vacations with kids are convenient as you can take the strollers on the ferry and inside the museum as well. Grassy areas are available for picnics and breaks. Sing a song of freedom is one short play in which live actors performs and this is great thing to enjoy in New York holidays especially for the families. Frequent performances are available all through the day. One junior ranger program is also available and you can collect the booklet of the activities from the information center.

Other decent things you can enjoy here are genealogy workshops this is offered in the month of March. In October month you can see National Archives organized by the Ellis Island. The American Family Immigration History Center, Historical Research center and American Immigrant Wall of Honor are few things to enjoy in cheap New York holidays. Food you can enjoy different variety such as hamburgers, coffee drinks, beverages, ice cream, veggie wraps and fudge. Every thing is available in reasonable price to you can plan a perfect picnic to this spot. Just book your cheap flights to this city and enjoy great time here.