bigapple

i thought this should be mentioned in the sightseeing section....im sure all the tourists that visit this site wanna know something interesting about the statue of liberty.

I gotta be honest i live in nyc and i have never been there. i did hear that after 9/11 you werent allowed all the way up at the top...not sure what the reason is for that although i have a good idea. i did do a helicopter tour of the nyc sky line and you get some great views of the statue of liberty. So i highly recommend that if your not afraid of heights.

PaullyInNYC

thanks bigapple.... i agree something should have been mentioned about the statue of liberty being that its new yorks symbol. i have been there but i was too young to remember any of it. I have been to Ellis Island which is interesting to see how people came to this country way back when.

TheMan

I was recently just was at the Statue of Liberty and yes you are NOT allowed all the way to the top anymore. It is closed off with a glass ceiling so that you can still see all the way to the top and its still a great view of the interior. But honestly, as anyone who has ever been there, the stairs are extremely narrow and the steps are a pain in the ass to walk up anyways.

In the Statue's Pedestal is the Statue of Liberty Museum, which include the statues original torch.

Another thing to consider about the statue of liberty is that as most people know it was a gift to the United States by France. It took France 20 years and over 450,000 pounds of steel and copper to build the statue. It then took over 200 crates to bring the statue of liberty to her home in Manhattan Harbor. This alone is one of the reasons why I believe the statue of liberty is such an aspiring landmark. The enormity of the project aside, Lady Liberty has stood sentry before the city of New York since 1886 and she has become a symbol of both the city and the nation. Lady Liberty also represents that of freedom and liberty as it being a gift from another nation.

PaullyInNYC

Thanks Man, thats some interesting details you provided. Much appreciated! Do you know if there are ferry's that run from the Statue of Liberty to Ellis Island?

bigapple

Paul, the same ferry that takes you to the statue of Liberty takes you directly to Ellis Island as well.

CityGuy

Here are some interesting facts about the Statue of Liberty for example, who the sculptor was, the amount of movement at which the statue sways during wind speeds, and other silly stuff no one knew about the statue of liberty.

citydude

i heard that the Statue of Liberty is "technically" in New Jersey ... not NY. Is that true?

PaullyInNYC

it is located in NJ