Technically, no. The Museum is free and open to the public without tickets. However, the museum is only accessible by ferry, which does require tickets. You can purchase tickets for the ferry to the museum and the Statue of Liberty online through Statue Cruises, or at the Castle Clinton site in Battery Park in lower Manhattan.
The Ellis Island Immigration Station closed in 1954, and the Ellis Island Immigration Museum opened in 1990.
An Immigration Station
Near the Statue of Liberty is Ellis Island. In 1990 Ellis Island was opened to the public as the Ellis Island Immigration Museum.
What is the signicance of Ellis island as it relates to immigration?
Ellis Island opened as part of the Immigration service in 1892.
Ellis Island in New York was the main immigration point in the USA for much of the last Century. It closed in 1954, and was re-opened as a museum in 1990. Due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy in October 2012, Ellis Island Immigration Museum has been closed indefinitely.
The Ellis Island Immigration Museum is located in New York Harbor. It was known as the busiest immigration station in the US from 1892 to 1954.
According to http://www.answers.com/topic/ellis-island, 1890
Ellis Island.
It is now a historical national park and a museum.
Yes, Ellis Island was an immigration inspection station from 1892 to 1954. There is a link to an article on it below.
Ellis Island