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From the Ellis Island World / Places
Registry Room (Great Hall)
The vast second-floor Registry Room is Ellis Island’s defining historic interior, where arriving immigrants waited and underwent inspection beneath arched windows and a soaring tiled ceiling.
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The arched windows, tiled vault and surviving benches make the scale of Ellis Island’s processing system tangible. Give this room focused time before moving into the adjacent inspection exhibits; it is easy to walk through too quickly when following the museum route.
What to look for
Restored hall with arched windows and original wooden benches
Historic photographs at the balcony ends show the room in other eras
Useful to know
Find it on the museum’s second floor.
Use the nearby Through America’s Gate gallery to understand the examination process.
Your next visit
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Outdoor visit · 10–20 min
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