New York, New York

I've been to New York a couple of times.  Once in 1997 and once in 2008.  The pictures below are from 1997 (when the WTC towers were still standing).   I visited Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty and Times Square.

Times Square

Statue of Liberty

Inside Ellis Island

WTC

Ellis Island was a very interesting place with a very good audio tour.  You can just imagine what it must of felt like for new immigrants hoping to be allowed into America.  They wore their finest clothes and hoped to pass the exams they were put through.  In book #5 of The Library Kids series (Princess of Tara) the subject of Ellis Island is explored.  Ellis island was the gateway for millions of immigrants to America from 1892 to 1954.

http://www.statueofliberty.org/Ellis_Museum.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellis_Island

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Island

Video from the Library of Congress showing immigrants in 1906 at Ellis Island.

By Rita Jean Moran (www.thelibrarykids.com)