When immigrants were deemed too sick at Ellis Island, they were sent to two hospitals on the island. The hospitals still stand but are abandoned, so in 2019, I took a tour of the creepy buildings.

Ellis Island presents 21st-century visitors with two options: explore the island’s rich history in the main hall’s Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration or bear a hard hat and venture into its ...

The medal, considered one of the nation’s highest civilian honors, is officially recognized by both houses of Congress and ...

Relive generations of American immigration history by visiting the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration in NYC this ...

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 ...

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 ...

Leaders in business, education, entertainment, public service, philanthropy, media, healthcare, sports, and the defense of the United States honored with the prestigious Ellis Island Medals of Honor D ...

Approach the gateway to the American Dream with this poignant drone journey over Ellis Island in New York Harbor. The flight ...

Windows on the south side of the Great Hall at Ellis Island frame the Statue of Liberty, Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in New York. With the unveiling of a new exhibition next month, Ellis Island is ...

Between 1892 and 1954, more than twelve million immigrants passed through the U.S. immigration portal at Ellis Island, enshrining it as an icon of America's welcome. That story is well known. But ...

An immigrant family on the dock at Ellis Island, 1925. (Photo by Bettmann / Getty) At the beginning of the 20th century, one of the easiest ways to get marked for deportation at Ellis Island was ...