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Ticket and booking rules for New York: timed entries, closing days and official links, checked September 2026.
Checked September 2026 against official sources
New York
Bookings and opening rules
Follow the official link before you buy. Full walking days: New York itinerary.
Tickets and opening hours
- Statue City Cruises is the only ferry company authorised by the National Park Service to take visitors to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island; its Manhattan ticket office is inside Castle Clinton in The Battery.Source: National Park Service · checked Sep 2026
- Crown access is by advance reservation only, and every ticket holder must show photo ID matching the name on the ticket.Source: National Park Service · checked Sep 2026
- The 9/11 Memorial is free and open every day from 8:00 to 20:00; tickets for the Museum must be bought in advance.Source: 9/11 Memorial & Museum · checked Sep 2026
- The Met Fifth Avenue is closed on Wednesdays. New York State residents pay what they wish for admission.Source: The Met · checked Sep 2026
- The High Line is free and open daily from 7:00 to 22:00, with elevators at Gansevoort Street and at 14th, 23rd and 30th Streets.Source: The High Line · checked Sep 2026
On the day
What to watch at each stop
Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
- Ferries from Battery Park; book the crown well ahead
9/11 Memorial & Museum
- Memorial free, daily 8:00–20:00; museum tickets in advance
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Closed on Wednesdays
Empire State Building
- Timed reservation required
Questions
Quick answers
How do I visit the Statue of Liberty?
Buy tickets from Statue City Cruises, the only ferry company authorised by the National Park Service; boats leave from Battery Park and also stop at Ellis Island. Crown access is by advance reservation only, so book early.
What if my third day is a Wednesday?
The Met Fifth Avenue is closed on Wednesdays, so swap day three with day one or day two.
The days these rules belong to
3 days in New York
Manhattan's street grid makes New York easy to split into areas, so each day stays in one of them: day one walks Midtown from Grand Central to Central Park and ends in Times Square; day two takes the ferry to the Statue of Liberty, stops at the 9/11 Memorial and crosses the Brooklyn Bridge on foot; day three starts at The Met, then heads down to Chelsea and the High Line before the Empire State Building at night. Book the Statue of Liberty ferry and the Empire State Building before you go.
