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Grand Central Terminal vs Ellis Island
Grand Central Terminal and Ellis Island are both rated very highly by those who travel for a living. Overall, Grand Central Terminal is the choice of most writers compared to Ellis Island. Grand Central Terminal ranks #11 in New York City with positive reviews from 12 reviewers such as Where, Not For Tourists and Fodor's.
Grand Central Terminal
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42nd Street and Park Avenue, New York City, NY 10017
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Fodor's
"Grand Central is not only the world's largest... and the nation's busiest... railway station, but also one of the world's most magnificent, majestic public spaces."
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Concierge
"In the entrance pavilion to this truly grand terminal, there is a small plaque dedicated to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis."
Frommer's
"The greatest visual impact comes when you enter the vast majestic main concourse."
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Lonely Planet
"Even if you're not boarding a train to the 'burbs, it's worth exploring the grand, vaulted main concourse and gazing up at the restored ceiling, decorated with a star map."
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Travel + Leisure
"The restoration of this beautiful Beaux-Arts behemoth in the late 1990's has created the perfect place to enjoy a drink or dinner while watching commuters race for their trains."
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Ellis Island
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New York Harbor, New York City, NY 10017
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Fodor's
"The island's main building, now a national monument, reopened in 1990 as the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, which is divided into four major exhibit areas."
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Concierge
"Roughly 12 million immigrants passed through this island as they entered America from the late 1800s through the mid-1950s, sometimes at the rate of thousands a day."
Travel + Leisure
"See America through the eyes of the 12 million immigrants that entered through Ellis Island."
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Time Out
"Trace the history of U.S. immigration with a visit to the three floors of objects, photographs and interactive displays housed on the famous island next door to Lady Liberty herself."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Ellis Island is situated about halfway between lower Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor."
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