Abandoned Ellis Island Hospital Hard Hat Tour
Enter Ellis Island’s abandoned hospital on a guided hard hat tour
Duration
4 hours
Ideal For
Up to 15 people
Includes
Ferry, museum, hard hat tour
Highlights
Explore the closed south side of Ellis Island with a Save Ellis Island docent and step inside the abandoned hospital complex. Your ticket also includes round-trip ferry service and admission to the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration.
- Put on a provided hard hat and tour the abandoned Ellis Island Hospital
- Walk through the laundry building, wards, autopsy rooms, staff house, and former morgue
- See areas that are usually off-limits to the public
- View JR’s “Unframed” photo exhibition inside the hospital buildings
- Travel by round-trip ferry (the ferry also stops at the Statue of Liberty)
What's Included
- Round-trip ferry tickets to and from Ellis Island
- Admission to the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration
- Guided hard hat tour inside Ellis Island’s abandoned hospital
- Hard hat
Things to know
Minimum age is 10, and closed-toe shoes are mandatory. This tour is not accessible for wheelchairs, powered scooters, or walkers.
Cancellation Policy
Free cancellation up to 72 hours in advance for a full refund. No refund for cancellations within 72 hours or no-shows.
Product ID: TEG6S9
FAQs
The guided portion of the tour is 1.5 hours long. The total length of the experience including the ferry crossing is around 3.5 hours long.
This tour is easy and most people can participate.
Unfortunately, this tour is not ADA accessible.
Meeting details
Information desk located on the ground floor of the Ellis Island Museum
Related locations
Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration
Admission includedStep onto the grounds of Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration and you step into one of the most consequential chapters in American history. The restored Main Building rises above New York Harbor, its red-brick facade and copper-trimmed towers reflecting the ambitions of the era that built it. Inside, the soaring Registry Room still carries the weight of the more than twelve million people who passed through it. Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration holds their stories in photographs, passenger manifests, and personal belongings that make the past feel immediate and human.
