Statue of Liberty

Now that they have opened the crown to the public again, my wife and myself decided it would be a good place to visit on our recent trip. When the crown was closed, we never wanted to visit the actual island, as you could and still can see the statue from a number of places that you do not have to pay for. I purchased the tickets online, through an unofficial website (which I did not know at the time) and paid around £40 for 2 tickets with access to the crown. Be advised, I purchased these about 3 months before we went and only had one day that was not fully booked up during our trip. After getting the tickets, you receive an email that informs you to ...  Read the complete review

For me personally, a trip to New York is not complete without a visit to one of it's most popular tourist attractions - The Statue of Liberty. Situated on Liberty Island in New York Harbour it was traditionally the first sight that was seen by immigrants to the United States from Europe and beyond. For a while after the September 11 terrorist attacks the actual statue itself was closed, but now it is possible to go inside the statue, the crown itself and the torch too. I went to the Statue of Liberty in March 2004 on one of the most unseasonably cold days of the year. When you arrive at Battery Park - the departure point for the ferry ...  Read the complete review

The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France symbolising the freedom in America; its a great trip to make from either Battery Park or from the New Jersey side of the river. There is joint point trip which takes to to the statue and to Ellis Island. *Ellis Island was the 1st place immigrants stopped before they were allowed into America. *Cost: We chose to leave from the New Jersey side as the queue and journey time is about a third of that from battery park, about 15 minutes. The cost is $12 for adults and $5 for children you can also can an audio tour which is about double those prices. *What to do there: when we went there (2008) you ...  Read the complete review

Upon my visit to New York we thought it necessary to visit the main tourist attractions, and this was obviously to include the statue of liberty. So we woke up early one hot summers day during our stay in 2008 amongst one of the most severe heat waves to grip the city in living memory. After getting the bus over to the Ferry port we realised we should have purchased advanced tickets, as the line for just buying a ticket was substantial to say the least at only 9am and this queing became harsh as the day went on in the strong sun. After getting our tickets finally, we were able to line up for the Ferry, this took about 45 minutes and the whole process was ...  Read the complete review

Think of New York and what would be the first thing you'd think of? I'm guessing it would be the statue of Liberty, as that's what I thought of when I thought of New York. It's an icon image that reminds everyone of New York and standing on the edge of the Hudson River and I could see the statue of liberty although from where we were it was no bigger then my thumb. Yet still I was amazed and me and my boyfriend were taking photos zooming in as close as we could. Quickly we headed for Pier A which would be where we could get the ferry across to Liberty Island where the statue was. When you get there you'll need to go and buy you tickets, ...  Read the complete review