Ellis Island Immigration Museum in New York Harbor, New Jersey (© Clarence Holmes/age fotostock/SuperStock)

【September 17 2014】Ellis Island federal immigration station: Where 12 million people passed through "America's Golden Door." Now a museum, this building was the first door many immigrants passed through upon arriving in America. About 100 million strong can trace their American citizenship to an ancestor who landed here in search of a better life. Today, on Constitution Day, new citizens will take part in naturalization ceremonies here and around the country, pledging to uphold the constitution of their new homeland.Explore breathtaking Gallery from the HuluTrip homepage over the past 5 years..