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new york islands - ellis island, liberty island and staten island
The three islands of New York are Liberty, Ellis and Staten Island. All three are worth considering when compiling a list of things to do in New York. The Statue of Liberty on Liberty island was often the first welcoming sign to many immigrants of arriving in the US. Ellis Island was the first port of call for those immigrants when registering and now remains as a museum to the many millions of immigrants. Nearby Staten Island represents the lowest borough of New York city which has been home for many famous and infamous as well as interesting and colourful New York inhabitants. liberty island Opened on 28th October 1886 the Statue of Liberty New York city is the famous lady of the US and overlooks the harbour welcoming all travellers to the city arriving by ship or air. She is the all-American icon (despite her French heritage) and dominates the small New York Liberty island. The 45 meters of the Statue of Liberty New York were sculpted by French sculpture Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi in Paris and is made of a copper skin (giving her the pale green colour) attached to an iron skeleton (designed by the famous Gustave Eiffel). There are some 354 steps from the base to the crown from which lovely views of the Manhattan skyline can be viewed. new york ellis island Ellis island was the main immigration station in New York from 1892 to 1954. In 1907 alone a million people passed through its doors and hallways. Since closing its doors as an immigration station it has served other purposes such as a hospital and detention centre it is now an impressive Immigration museum in recognition of the twelve million immigrants who passed through its doors. The museum has many interactive elements explaining and celebrating the wonderful cultural history of New York and its large immigrant population. staten island
Staten Island New York is accessible by Staten Island Ferry pictured above. Staten Island has been a borough of New York city since 1898 although prior to 1975 it was known as Richmond borough. Staten Island has almost 265km of its total area as water. Access to Staten Island is primarily either by Staten Ferry (free for travellers and offers superb views of the Manhattan skyline, Ellis and Liberty island) and Verranzano bridge. Staten Island inhabitants are predominantly white with a very large Italian-American population. Famous people from Staten Island include Emilio Estevez, Christina Aguilera, Rich Schroeder, Paul Newman, Annie Oakley, Joan Baez, Paul Zindel and infamous American Mafia boss Castellano. Things to see on Staten Island include a variety of museums including the Garibaldi-Meucci and Staten Island children's museum. New York Staten Island botanical garden and the islands zoo are also worthwhile stops whilst visiting the island as are Greenbelt and Blue Heron Pond parks. further information on the islands Access to the islands via boat are from South Ferry for
Staten Island and Battery Park South Ferry for Ellis Island and Liberty
Island. The Staten Ferry is free whilst official tours are needed to land
at both Ellis and Liberty. Staten Ferry takes 20 minutes for each crossing
and you will need to exit even if wanting to return straight away. The
cafe on the ferry does a brisk trade at reasonable prices given their
captive audience. |
