In New York city you cant miss this land mark. The French gratitude a welcome marvel to Newyork city. Take a small boat ride and enjoy the tour. See the skyline from the hudson.

We took the ferry from Liberty Park in NJ. Our first stop was Ellis Island and, because we had the offered audio devices, we saw the building and grounds at our pace. We boarded another ferry to the Statue of Liberty. Since it was a beautifully clear yet cold day, we opted to view The Lady from the ferry and we had great vistas!

If you're on a tight budget or have too many other things to see and do in the area, you might want to see the Statue of Liberty from the Staten Island Ferry, which is free of charge. However, for a more in-depth experience, buy the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island ferry tickets from the official Statue City Cruises website. Besides the Statue, there is a museum, gift shop, and cafe on Liberty Island. You don't need to PAY for a tour because a self-guided audio tour (available in different languages) is available for no extra charge! The Statue of Liberty is definitely worth a visit once in your lifetime and whenever you're hosting a new visitor to NYC! <3

Went from Battery park Manhattan side. Pre-booked the tickets handy, but ticket sales queues were not massive. Airport style security before being allowed on the ferry was and is of course necessary in the USA. Ferry trip was short with great views. Went up to the crown you need to be trim and fit as spiralling stair case is tight and a little claustrophobic. There are rest stages, 165 stairs? Once up views across the Hudson were great. Visit the museum well worth it at no extra charge. Hop back on the ferry to Ellis Island all included. Ellis island is an experience to see what the immigrants went through. Back on the ferry to Manhattan, great experience .

It starts with the ferry. The view of the Statue and getting closer give us the sense of greatness. The Statue is amazing. The Museum is a must see attraction. It shows how it was created, designed, constructed and carried out. On of the most important marks in town and so much history envolved allow us to have a great time. Snacks are good, restrooms clean. Worth a lot the visit.

On a visit to NYC this is one of those iconic sightseeing trips you have to do. But be aware of the queues, both getting on the boat in Battery Park and also on the islands. We were told that around Christmas is the busiest time of the year. Thank goodness it was cold but not raining. Otherwise it would have been depressing, As the queues are all in the open air. The island themselves are memorable in all respects but don’t eat any food in the open air as the seagulls are very aggressive. A poor lady was attacked as she tried to eat a sandwich!

Despite purchasing pedestal tickets weeks in advance, we still waited in very crowded spaces for 90 minutes to board the ferry. There were a few food carts taking advantage of the line that sold still frozen pretzels, but warm nuts. Prepare to take off coats, gloves, hats, belts to cram through security lines and then try to redress while being hoarded to the boat. You then board a rocking boat via crowded gangways while hoping to not pinch your toes or crack your ankles on the lurching gangway. The boat is very crowded, making it difficult to take pictures without cell phones and heads of other passengers obscuring your images. However, Liberty Island itself does not seem as crowded. There was a second security checkpoint to climb to the pedestal (in case you came across contraband on the boat?). Because so much time was spent waiting in line, we did not have time to visit Ellis Island after the Statue.

We loved this trip. Always enjoy a boat trip but to be able to marvel at the statute itself on the island was wonderful. We purchased pedestal tickets and were so glad we did. The Crown tickets were not available so we couldn’t do that but I don’t think it mattered too much but would highly recommend the pedestal and you can get some superb pictures and see the statute from the inside too.

Everything about this experience was awesome. I would highly recommend the pedestal access as it provides excellent views of the city. If you’re looking for crown access, it is available but usually books at least six months out so plan ahead. The ferry ride was easy and generally pretty affordable. The museum on Liberty Island is also pretty nice.

We booked to go over to Liberty and Ellis Islands while on a recent trip to NY. It was fabulous to see the statue so close up from the boat and to be able to walk around the island. It blew my mind to see something that I’d seen on TV and films for years. The museum was good and well worth a visit. The cafe was grubby and I wouldn’t go there again. Ellis Island was also very good, we learnt a lot. I had no idea of the numbers that passed through there. I’d definitely recommended the trip.