RT Statue of Liberty

Colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor within New York City

General Information

Hours:

9am to 5:45pm
Hard Hat Tour 9am to 2:30pm
The Hard Hat Tour Ticket offers a 90 minute guided tour of the unrestored Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital Complex.
Statue of Liberty crown access: Currently Closed

Fees:

No entrance fees
All visitors must purchase ferry tickets through Statue Cruises
Standard Ferry: $23.50
Hard Hat Tour: $68.50
Standard Ferry with pedestal access: $23.80
The Statue of Liberty Pedestal (with access to the pedestal balcony and the top of Fort Wood)

Pet Policy:

Pets NOT allowed

Seasons:

All year

New York City, NY Weather Forecast

Overview

The Statue of Liberty is a colossal copper neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, a gift from the people of France designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and dedicated in 1886. She is a robed Libertas holding a torch aloft in her right hand and a tablet inscribed JULY IV MDCCLXXVI in her left, with a broken shackle at her feet. The idea came from Édouard de Laboulaye in 1865, and the torch-bearing arm was displayed in Philadelphia in 1876 and Madison Square Park until 1882. Her original copper turned green (verdigris) by 1906.

Visiting

Getting there: entry to the national monument is free, but the ferry from Battery Park or Liberty State Park (which also stops at Ellis Island) costs money; private boats may not dock
Pedestal and museum: a free pedestal ticket comes with the ferry ticket
Crown: a special ticket for the climb, limited daily and reservable up to a year ahead

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Statue of Liberty", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0