of Liberty, which was closed for a while after Hurricane Sandy , began reopening this July. I booked a ticket to board the crown early. This article mainly talks about the strategy for visiting the Statue of Liberty.
Because Ellis Island is still closed, I didn’t go this time.
If you want to board Liberty Island, where the Statue of Liberty is located, you need to buy tickets from this company. Statue of Liberty cruise Tickets:
- Reserve Only: You can only go to Liberty Island.
- Reserve with Monument Access: You can climb the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty, which is a little lower than the feet of the Statue of Liberty.
- Reserve with Crown Ticket: Including Monument Access, you can board the pedestal + crown of the Statue of Liberty
The price difference between the three kinds of tickets is not large, so it is recommended to try to buy the ones in the latter order, so that you can see more. It is recommended to book tickets online, because there will usually be a lot of people in line if you go to the scene to buy them. Many people bought the first type because they were not sure when buying tickets. When they arrived on the island, they found that their tickets could not enter the statue of the goddess, so they could only wander around the island, and it was too late to regret it.
There are two options for the departure location. New York is Battery Park, New Jersey is Liberty State Park. Generally, you can go back from where you came from, because the ticket you bought only includes one round trip. If you are from New York When you came and went back, you took the wrong seat and went to New Jersey . If you want to go from New Jersey to New York , you will not only need to buy a new ticket, but also waste time (of course, if you want to go to New Jersey in the first place, it is another matter). So remember where you got off the boat, and get on the boat at the same spot when you go back.
Note: The third type of crown ticket will be booked online early and cannot be bought at the scene. The first type of tickets that only go to the island can generally be bought at the ticket sales point near the boarding point on the same day (unless there are very many people on that day, see the address of the ticket sales point *** Statue of Liberty, it is recommended to book online , saves time, and is reliable. After online payment, print out the confirmation form with confirmation number and bring it to the Will Call window of the ticket office, and tell the staff your confirmation number (if you forget the confirmation number, you can also check it with the credit card used for payment). ), you can get the ticket directly, there are few people in line, and it is very fast.
You will be asked to choose a date and time when you buy your ticket, and try to arrive before the scheduled time. But according to my actual situation, it seems that the time is not too strict. I booked the 12:00pm class, but I didn’t go to the window to collect the ticket until 12:30pm, and I got the ticket smoothly. I got on the boat (because the boats are full and they leave, I did not check the time on the ticket when boarding the boat, nor did it say that the 12:00pm class can only let people at 12:00pm get on the boat, but as long as there are tickets Anyone who is in line can go up). I guessed that maybe as long as there was a boat still sailing on that day, it would be possible to go up.
About security check: There will be a security check before boarding the ship, and once on the island, there will be entering the Statue of Liberty . Ships from Statue Cruises:
Restroom Information: Restrooms are available on board.
After disembarking at Liberty Island, you can see the goddess up close:
After going to the island, first follow the signs to get the audio tour’s walkie-talkie-like instrument. This is included in the three tickets mentioned above. You can choose the language yourself, and you can listen to the audio explanation when you arrive at some specific places.
The Pedestal and Crown sections require access to the inside of the Goddess and require security checks. Entering the Goddess Statue is generally only allowed to bring cameras into the interior of the Goddess Statue, so you need to store your bags before entering (if not, the security staff may stop you and let you go back to store your bags). There are dedicated fingerprint lockers at the entrance, $2 cash for 2 hours (so get a few $1 bills ready in advance).
After entering, start the tour from the first floor. As soon as you enter the hall, you will see the torch that the goddess once used (later replaced by a new one):
Restroom Information: There are restrooms on both sides of this hall.
On the second floor, you will find a museum that exhibits various histories about the Statue of Liberty . At this time, you will learn a lot by listening to Audio Tour’s explanation, such as why France gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States and so on. The woman on the left of the picture below is said to be the prototype for the face of the Statue of Liberty:
After visiting the museum, you can take the elevator upstairs to the Pedestal, where the view of New York Harbor is really good. Looking at New York from the statue of the goddess , it is really hard not to fall in love with the city of New York :
The picture below is Ellis Island, which has a museum about immigration:
New York Harbor:
If you have a Crown access ticket, you can get ready to ascend to the crown after seeing the view in Pedestal. You can see the internal structure of the goddess statue:
Because the statue of the goddess was built in France and then shipped to the United States , it was built with the need for easy disassembly and assembly in mind. So the goddess statue is actually assembled from many pieces, as can be seen from the following figure:
It is not easy to get on the crown, you need to climb more than 200 narrow rotating steps along the “spine” of the goddess:
The rotating steps are quite narrow and can only accommodate one person, so the passages up and down are not the same:
Finally arrived at the crown, in fact, the place is not very big, but it is a very special experience:
Inside the crown:
Pay attention when you go down, you will see the face of the goddess. Can you see it? The eyes, nose, and mouth are still obvious in the picture below:
If you only have Pedestal and no Crown ticket, the staff will tell you that you can still see some internal structures of the goddess by looking up through the glass in the picture below:
A brief introduction to visiting the Statue of Liberty is almost here. It is really recommended that you book your tickets early and climb the crown of the Statue of Liberty for such an unusual trip to the Statue of Liberty .
