Click the links below for virtual and interactive tours to help understand the time period.
Interactive Tour of Ellis Island Ellis Island
Virtual Tour of the Tenements Virtual Tour 1
A Tenement Museum costumed interpreter plays Bridget Moore in 1868. She lets us see her new home and shows us how she maintains her Irish culture. Video
Use Google Earth to explore Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty Museum. You can walk around the outside by dragging and dropping the Google Earth man onto the islands. You can also take a tour of the inside by clicking the building icon on the islands. Google Earth