Tip for Visiting the Statue of Liberty in NYC
Book your tickets online BEFORE visiting the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island to avoid waiting at least an hour to get through security and on to the ferry. That’s right. Book your tickets online, print them at home or pick ‘em up at will call, then enter through the “Reserve Ticket” gate for priority entry to the security check-in. On a recent visit it took us 20 minutes to get our tickets, go through security and get on the ferry. I’m telling you, the line to get through security was really, really long and it was really, really nice not to have to stand in it!
p.s. The Statue of Liberty’s crown is now OPEN! As of this post, “Crown Access” tickets must be purchased at least 3 months in advance and “Pedestal Access” tickets must be purchased at least 2 weeks in advance.
the essentials:
Book your tickets at www.statuecruises.com. Ticket prices include ferry ride & entry fee to sites. Prices start at $12 per adult, $5 per child age 4-12, children 0-4 are free
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Wow, I had no idea the crown was open again! My oldest son really wants to visit the Statue of Liberty some day. We’ve had several discussions on how far you can get up inside the statue. I had told him you could only go up to the platform. He’ll be excited to know you can go to the crown now!