As many as 12 million people are thought to have first stepped foot in the United States through Ellis Island’s immigration ...

The Yankee Ferry, the last surviving Ellis Island ferryboat, is back on the market for $1.25 million following the recent ...

Between 1892 and 1954, immigrants arriving on the shores of the United States passed below the towering face of Lady Liberty before docking at Ellis Island. A processing center for more than 12 ...

Part of JR’s ‘Unframed — Ellis Island’ installation (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) One of New York City’s most haunting ruins has direct views of the Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Historic photograph of Ellis Island. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Nov. 12, ...

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 1924, more than 12 million immigrants (mostly from Europe) bid farewell to their hometowns in search of better opportunities in the land of the free. Traveling with little more than a ...

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 ...

Although immigrants today are more assimilated into American culture than previous generations, they could still be more integrated. And contrary to what many on the Left argue, assimilation benefits ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Director Andy Tennant had creative differences with star Will Smith on the 2005 rom-com "Hitch." Smith rejected a scene on Ellis ...