The Statue of Liberty, New York > Reviews

Advantages: A Wonderful, Wonderful Experience
Disadvantages: Cannot go into Statue

...visited NYC in 2004 and The Statue of Liberty (or Liberty Enlightening the World, to give the correct title) was one of the things I really wanted to visit - other than that, I was happy to wander around the city! Having read how busy the statue can get, we made our way to purchase tickets early in the morning. The ticket office is located in Castle Clinton (originally built to protect against the English) on the southern tip of Manhatten. There ... Read review

Advantages: Free transport around the Statue
Disadvantages: Not able to access the statue any longer since 9/11

...sure that I got on the ferrry passed the Statue of Liberty so I could get some pictures as the one's I had obtained last time were awful. The Statue of Liberty itself or should I say Liberty Enlightening the World as it is otherwise known. The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from France in recognition of their friendship that was created during the American Revolution and on October 28th 1986 the Statue of Liberty celebrated ... Read review

Advantages: Boat ride and views
Disadvantages: Cant go into statue iself and long queues going through security checks

The Statue of Liberty is definately something you have to see if you go to New York or "Liberty Enlightening the World" which it is also known as. Outside the ticket offices there are people dressed up as the statue of liberty were you can get your photo taken however you will have to pay them a donation which aint much. My sis pretended that he didnt get the photo the first time so e had a few pictures (she definately wanted value for money) lol! ... Read review

Advantages: Nice to look at especially at night
Disadvantages: long queues, not very exciting, expensive to visit

...had to see all of the touristy things and spent most of our time walking - yes walking - around the city. The first thing we saw when we arrived (at night ) was the Statue of Liberty - it was great in the sense that it was familiar somehow and looked really nice all lit up. We finally decided to try to go visit it and proceeded to walk to the financial district to catch the ferry. Now, we went at a really busy time of year but people were actually ... Read review