NYC: 9/11 Museum Skip-the-Line & Statue of Liberty Ferry

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Duration5h

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

Three New York landmarks in one ticket, no waiting at the 9/11 Museum

You get skip-the-line entry to the 9/11 Memorial Museum, a pre-ferry orientation, and round-trip ferry access to both the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Museum. The audio guide in nine languages lets you control your pace, and timed entry to the museum means no queue. Plan for most of a day and book your museum time slot when you purchase.

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit 9/11 Museum and Liberty Ferry

Enter 9/11 Memorial Museum
Take Statue of Liberty Ferry
Visit Statue of Liberty
Visit Ellis Island Museum

The Experience

So you're standing at Battery Park with your phone out, trying to figure out if you should've bought tickets online, and it turns out you already did — the skip-the-line part means you walk straight past the line at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum while everyone else is still checking their bags. That alone saves you maybe forty minutes, which sounds small until you're actually there and the sun is doing that thing where it's in your eyes and you're tired and you just want to sit down inside. The museum itself is below ground level, which keeps it cool and quiet, and the audio guide comes in nine languages, so you can move at your own pace instead of being herded through with a group.

After the museum, you head to the ferry terminal — there's a 30-minute orientation before you board, which sounds like filler but it's actually useful; they walk you through what you're about to see and the logistics of Ellis Island so you don't waste time figuring it out on the water. The ferry itself takes you to the Statue of Liberty first, then Ellis Island, where the museum and grounds are included. Ellis Island is the part people don't always expect to spend time on, but if your family came through immigration, or you're just interested in that history, it's worth the walk. The whole thing — museum to ferry to both islands — takes most of a day, and the ticket is structured so you're not paying separately for each piece.

The practical thing: you pick your entry time for the 9/11 Museum when you book, so you're not showing up and hoping there's space. Wheelchair accessible throughout, strollers work fine, and if you need to sit down, there are benches. Public transit gets you to Battery Park easily, and the ferry terminal itself is accessible. The audio guide means you can linger or move faster depending on how you feel that day.

What’s included

Skip-the-line admission to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum with a timed entry slot, self-guided audio tour in nine languages, standard ferry tickets to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, admission to the Ellis Island Museum and grounds, and a 30-minute pre-ferry orientation before boarding.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by WalksNYC, LLC

Is this one for you?Right for anyone visiting New York who wants to see these three major sites without arranging separate tickets or spending hours in entry lines — the skip-the-line access and bundled pricing take the logistics off your hands.