Atlas Obscura recently joined us for a tour of the now abandoned immigrant hospital on Ellis Island, and sent us a video inside the facility. We offer tours of the ...

The 29-building hospital complex on the lesser-traveled south side of Ellis Island is a unique attraction in New York City. While most visitors head straight for the immigration museum, on the other ...

Between 1892 and 1954, most immigrants arriving in the United States passed through New York’s Ellis Island control center. For those fleeing poverty and war, the “island of tears” was also an island ...

The good ship Yankee has had many names in her 118 years: Machigonne, Dida, Hook Mountain and League Island. She served in the Navy during both world wars, and has been a tour boat for Lady Liberty.