Visiting the Statue of Liberty: Everything You MUST Know + Free Options, Too 🗽

Visiting the Statue of Liberty is often at the top of NYC visitors’ lists of things to do, and with good reason. The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island are two deeply important historical monuments that encapsulate a significant portion of New York City’s history.

But is it worth visiting the actual Statue of Liberty when you come to NYC?

We’re gonna answer that question and so much more in this article.

Here’s what we’ll cover:

• Brief History of the Statue of Liberty
• Visiting the Statue of Liberty – Island Access vs Pedestal vs Crown
• Ellis Island Overview + Hard Hat Tour Review
• Common Statue of Liberty Scams
• Cheapest Ways to See the Statue of Liberty

Let’s look at them all below. 👇

Quick Links:

• Buy a general Statue of Liberty + Ellis Island ticket here
• See if Pedestal Access Tickets are available here
• See if Crown Access Tickets are available here
• Book a Hard Hat Tour of Ellis Island here

PS- See our full Statue of Liberty article with photos and extra info here.

A gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States, “The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World” is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. It was dedicated by President Grover Cleveland on October 28, 1886.

Any ferry ticket that provides access to Liberty Island, where the Statue of Liberty is located, also provides access to Ellis Island and the associated museum.

Before riding the ferry, you must pass through security similar to airport security measures, and plan on waiting in line for security screening and boarding the ferry. Typically, you can factor in 15-30 minutes to get through security and onto a boat.

The full Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island experience will take at least 3 hours, but can be as long as 5-6 hours depending on crowds, lines, and how fast you go through the museum.

One of the most important things to know about purchasing ferry tickets for the Statue of Liberty is that Statue City Cruises is the only official, sanctioned provider. While they offer their tickets through places like Get Your Guide, you must verify that the provider is Statue City Cruises, like this option.

You'll Have to Check It Out - The Dead Rabbit

The Dead Rabbit was voted the World’s Best Bar in 2016!

It strikes the delicate balance of well-crafted, unique cocktails in a no-frills, unpretentious setting.. Think Irish pub meets cocktail lounge.

Check out The Dead Rabbit here.

Ellis Island

The main attraction at Ellis Island is the historical museum, which features many artifacts, informational displays, and slices of immigrant history.

We’ve found the documentary shown in the museum, “Island of Hope, Island of Tears,” to be one of the best parts. This short movie shows every half hour.

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Episode Transcript

(00:02):
Welcome to the Better Together Here podcast with your host,
Devin. And Ashley?
Helping you make the most of your time in New York City,
everyone. And welcome to today's episode
of the Better Together Here podcast.
My name is Devin. And my name is Ashley.
Today we're diving into one of the most iconic New York City
and frankly, global landmarks, and that is the Statue of

(00:22):
Liberty. We're going to give you
everything you need to know about visiting the Statue of
Liberty, including Ellis Island,whether it's actually worth it
to do that. Plus, you'll have to check it
out featuring one of the world'sbest bars.
Let's get right into it. Something I love about New York
City is that it is widely accessible and people know a lot
about it. And one way you know that that's

(00:43):
true is if you go into the emojis in your phone and you
search New York, you get a couple that pop up, you get the
yellow taxi and you get the actual Statue of Liberty emoji.
O like the fact that an emoji exists for the Statue of Liberty
kind of tells you everything youneed to know.
Is there an ale emoji? There is an Apple, but that's

(01:04):
more for Apple. Is it a Big Apple?
It's red because. If it's a small apple, I send it
back. When you think of New York City,
you probably think of the Statueof Liberty as one of the iconic
spots. So we're going to break down
what it means to actually go there.
But first, a brief history of the statue.
So it was a gift from the peopleof France to the United States.
The full name is the Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World,

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and it is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and
democracy. It was dedicated by Grover
Cleveland on October 28th, 1886,designated as a National
Monument in 1924, and since 1933it has been cared for by the
National Park Service. So when you go out to the Statue
of Liberty, which is on what's called Liberty Island, you're

(01:45):
going to see National Park Service Rangers and the like
maintaining the park, guiding you around, giving you
information. Before we even dive into what
it's like to do out there, know this.
If you are going to take the effort to go out and actually
see the Statue of Liberty up close, go to Ellis Island and
the Ellis Island Museum. It will take you probably 4 to 6

(02:06):
hours. Easily this is I would say like
in between 1/2 day and a full day activity.
The reason being is that before you get on a ferry to go out to
Ellis Island or Liberty Island, you have to go through security,
airport style security where you're putting everything
through an X-ray machine, you'rewalking through a metal
detector, that whole thing. So they're standing in line

(02:27):
waiting. Then even once you get through
security, you're probably going to be waiting a bit to get
actually on the boat. So it all adds up and then the
experience of going out there, you'll get on the boat and I
believe the first stop is usually Ellis Island.
I can't remember which directionthe boats go, but.
They all go in like a loop. Yeah, it is.
They'll go to like Ellis Island,Statue of Liberty and then back

(02:47):
towards lower Manhattan. So, for example, if you from
lower Manhattan get off at EllisIsland, you go explore the Ellis
Island Museum, which we're gonnacover.
You're there for, you know, hour, maybe 90 minutes.
You want to get back on a boat to go to Liberty Island where
the Statue of Liberty is. You may have to wait in line
again, depending on how busy andcrowded it is.

(03:10):
You get on the boat, you wait for the boat to leave.
You ride the boat. It's, it's short that ride.
It's maybe like 10 minutes. But then you have to queue to
get off as well. And then when you're done at
Liberty Island to get back to lower Manhattan, you're probably
standing in line again to get back on a ferry to get back to
lower Manhattan. So there's a lot of waiting
lines etc. A lot of waiting around, being

(03:33):
herded like cattle, yes. Experiences to be had.
Not to say it's not a good experience overall, but there's
quite a lot of waiting around inthis experience overall.
So you need to factor that into your decision of actually going
out and doing the full Statue ofLiberty experience.
If you have multiple kids with you, if you have someone with
you who doesn't do well with crowds, someone with you who
can't stay on their feet for very long.

(03:54):
Someone that gets seasick? Yeah, like these are all things,
the water is usually quite choppy when you're going out
there. They're big boats.
So it's you don't feel it too bad, but it is something to
consider for sure. So that's kind of the like
precursor caveat to what we're going to dive into.
OK, after hearing that, if you're deciding yes, I still
want to go go out and be up close to the Statue of Liberty
and have that experience, here'swhat you need to know.

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First things first, eat a very full meal before you go to the
security and ferry line to get on the ferry.
Like do not leave hungry becauseit's an all day affair.
I would also add to bring snacks, bring sandwiches, bring
something to eat because we one time went to like the cafeteria
at Ellis Island. And I'm not exaggerating when I

(04:38):
say it was some of the worst food I've ever had.
Awful, Like, shockingly bad. Not your typical cafeteria food
or like amusement park food, which is what I was expecting.
What came was not what was pictured.
Yeah, it was pretty bad. So eat a huge meal and bring
snacks. Yeah, especially things like
protein bars, power bars, like make sure you have a water
bottle so you can fill it up, all that, all that stuff.
Stop at a sandwich shop before you get on the boat and bring a

(05:00):
sandwich with you. If you're going in the summer,
bring plenty of sunscreen, something to shade yourself if
you can dress accordingly. Know that you were going to be
out in the elements on the waterfor part of it.
Just plan for that. So once you are fed and ready to
go, there are multiple ticket options for the Statue of
Liberty, but know that the only official sanctioned provider is

(05:23):
Statue City Cruises. Other ones are scams.
We're going to queue you in on that a little bit later.
When in doubt, buy from Statue City Cruises website, which is
linked to from the National ParkService government website.
There are other third party vendors like Get Your Guide and
Viator and other similar platforms that sell through
Statue City Cruises. You just need to verify that

(05:44):
that is the actual vendor and verify that it is giving you a
ticket to go to the island specifically.
Any ticket that does give you access to Liberty Island, where
the Statue of Liberty is also comes with a free little audio
guide you can listen to while you're out on Liberty Island to
learn about some of the landmarks and history.
And it gives you access to EllisIsland, including the Ellis

(06:04):
Island Museum. The Ellis Island Museum also has
a free audio guide. Right.
I believe so, yes. So at each museum you can walk
around and learn a lot about thehistory.
Get a lot of background from thefree audio guides.
Know this about the kind of tiers of access on Liberty
Island, there are three. You have crown access, pedestal

(06:26):
access, and island only access. When you buy through the
official provider, they're all the same price.
So the price to go up on top on the actual crown of the Statue
of Liberty is the same price to just get on the island with the
caveat of the crown access tickets.
When I looked yesterday, November 15th, the soonest

(06:46):
available was I think January 8th or 9th.
So months in advance. Months in advance to get the
crown access. So that needs to be like a top
priority for you. Yeah, if if you know you're
coming in a few months like looknow, look now the pedestal
access is also limited compared to the island only access, but
there is a higher quantity available.

(07:06):
There were some available I think even for next week for the
pedestal. So what we say when we mean
pedestal and Crown, when you getto Liberty Island, it's a, it's
a large island, right? That's housing the Statue of
Liberty. You can just walk around the
island and there's all these informational placards and
things to learn. You're very, very close to the
statue. You get great views, but the
pedestal access gets you up. I think it's like 6 floors or

(07:27):
so. It's just a little bit elevated.
You're a lot closer to the statue.
You have better views of like the harbour.
It's great. It also is accessible via
elevator. Very great option if you can
snag A pedestal access ticket. The crown tickets, those ones
you have to walk up 162 steps, which they describe as quote
tight and narrow. So if you are physically

(07:49):
unstable, it's not a good option.
But that gets you literally all the way up to the top of the
actual Statue of Liberty crown, which is pretty epic.
We have not done that. That sounds fun, though we
really should. It does sound fun and just
frankly like it's iconic like tothink that like every time in
the future when you see the Statue of Liberty, knowing that
like you have been up there in the crown and it's a really cool
view. I've seen pictures of it.

(08:10):
I've seen videos of it like it'san amazing view.
Again, it's just the tickets arequite hard to come by, so you
just have to plan ahead. But again, to recap, crown
access, pedestal access, island only access all the same price.
It's just you have to plan very far in advance because they sell
out. We mentioned it a little bit as
well, but there are also some group semi private and private

(08:31):
tours of the Statue of Liberty grounds.
Again, it's a great way to get the deeper history and context
will link to some of those options.
And that leads us to this episodes.
You'll have to check it out segment.
The next stop is The Dead Rabbit.
We're including this because it is in lower Manhattan.
It is pretty close. It's probably less.
It's probably about a 5 to 10 minute walk from where you get

(08:52):
off the ferry from the Statue ofLiberty.
The Dead Rabbit is an Irish bar housed in a townhouse that was
originally built in 1828 with three levels and unique bar
options at each level. There's free and paid music
events on many evenings, but probably the kind of crown
jeweler. Why it's so well known and so
popular is it was voted the world's best bar in 2016, that

(09:15):
is. So hard to do the best bar like
in the whole. World, the best bar in the whole
world in 2016. And the way the way that they
come up with those I've read into a little bit, it's like
they look at ratings online, butthey also just look at
publications. They look at, you know, the way
people are talking about it online.
They look at the variety of the menu, they look at the ambiance,
they look at all types of different things.
The current world's best bar is in Mexico City.

(09:37):
It's called Handshake Speakeasy,I believe.
But the Dead Rabbit was voted the world's best bar 2016.
And like once you get that accolade, obviously you're not
going to that for multiple yearsin a row probably.
But if you can do that, you knowthat the like cocktail Masters
and the people behind this bar, they know what they're doing and
they're creating a really high quality product.
I would say the Google reviews speak for themselves.

(09:58):
On Google they have a 4.7 star rating with over 8000 reviews.
That's a lot of people saying that this bar rocks, including
us. Most bars, if they have over
1000 reviews and their rating isstill over 4 1/2 stars, it's
going to be amazing. So again, they get it right.
What I love about the Dead Rabbit is it has that kind of
Irish pub feeling where it's notpretentious, there's no frills,

(10:23):
it's kind of friendly, and it's just this kind of cozy vibed.
Yeah, relaxed. But then they have these well
crafted, unique cocktails. It's like Irish pub meets
cocktail lounge. There's multiple floors, there's
always something going on and the cocktails we've had there
were, not surprisingly, absolutely amazing.
One thing I remember is they hadthe really cool ice in the

(10:44):
cocktails, which I feel like is indicative of like a fancier,
higher experience. Yeah, if they have like the
clear ice, I remember I had likea clear ice cube and it was like
a really long, tall ice cube, and that was the first time I
had seen that. And you know, again, like you're
going to pay a little bit more for the cocktails, which when
you're drinking at what's been the world's best bar previously,
like it's going to be that way. But it wasn't out of like it

(11:06):
wasn't out of left field, the prices.
I'm pretty sure when I, when I just looked at the menu when we
were doing research for this podcast, I think the cocktails
were like 20 bucks, $2021.00 fortheir like typical cocktails on
their menu. If you go to like a nice
cocktail bar, you're going to pay like $2830 a cocktail.
So for what used to be the world's best bar to have a
cocktail for 20 bucks, I think that's saying something.

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And the last little tidbit of information.
The name derives from Irish gangs.
I believe that were in that areaof Manhattan back in the 1800's,
the dead Rabbit, they were oftenin conflict with the Bowery
Boys. A lot of history there that we
won't dive into because we don'thave time.
But you should check out the Dead Rabbit and that's this
episodes. You'll have to check it out

(11:48):
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mentioned, Ellis Island is part of the Statue of Liberty

(12:32):
experience. Ellis Island, owned by the US
government, was once the busiestimmigration inspection and
processing station in the UnitedStates from 1892 to 1954.
So we're talking about 60 years,nearly 12 million immigrants
were processed there. Like, that's an unfathomable
amount. And I believe the largest chunk
was between like 1892 and 19, like the early 1910s.

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Don't quote me on that. So, but 12 million immigrants.
And once that we found says thatas many as 2/5 of Americans may
be descended from these immigrants.
New York City would not be what it is today without the people
who came through Ellis Island and came to find a better life,
many of them fleeing religious persecution and terrible

(13:20):
situations, often in Europe. And they came to New York and
they made New York what it is today.
A lot of these people came to New York City with absolutely
nothing, just the clothes on their backs, maybe their babies
in their arms, and came to New York and started lives for
themselves. And to me, that is a very
important piece of our history as Americans that I think we

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should be highlighting and learning about.
The main attraction at Ellis Island is the Historical Museum.
It features many artifacts, informational displays, slices
of immigrant history. It's really well done.
Frankly, it's massive. We've been there two or three
times and we've only seen a small percentage of it.
But what we've seen, they do a great job of showcasing like

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artifacts that people had when they came in and the logs that
people were using to write down the different immigrants.
And it's it's phenomenal. But within the museum there is a
documentary, award-winning documentary called Island of
Hope, Island of tears. It's about 30 ish minutes and it
runs every half hour in a littletheater.
If you can't find it just there's tons of workers there.

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When you get to the museum, justask where the documentary is
shown and they can point you that way.
That's a good place to start when you get to Ellis Island, in
my opinion. It does like a good overview of
like what you're going to be seeing.
So I recommend starting with themovie.
Arguably our favorite part, though, about Ellis Island, one
of the most interesting experiences we've had is the
Hard Hat tour. The Hard Hat Tour is run through

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a group called Save Ellis Islandbecause there's a lot of
interesting politics and who owns what it at one time was
owned by New Jersey and then NewYork.
And I don't even know who owns her.
Like it's it's this whole complex thing.
But this group they put on this tour and I believe most of the
proceeds go towards that fund tohelp renovate and keep Ellis
Island going. But the hard hot tour

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specifically is a 90 minute tourthat takes you through an
abandoned hospital complex that treated thousands of immigrants
entering America through Ellis Island.
This hospital that you get to see, it was closed to the public
for over 60 years, and now they've reopened it but not
restored the building. So you're walking through what
it was like to be inside this hospital.

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You know, many of these immigrants, when they came in to
get processed at Ellis Island, if they were believed to be sick
for whatever reason, they were put in this hospital and there
were nurses and doctors there tohelp them gain their strength
and regain their health. When you walk through this tour,
you get to see a contagious disease ward.
You see autopsy rooms, laundry facilities, staff quarters.

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It really is walking into this just encapsulation of history.
It truly is a hard hat tour, though.
Like, they do make you wear a hard hat.
I believe you can't have children, like under 12 and
they're taking you into rooms where they'll be like, don't
step over there where there's yellow tape on the ground
because you might fall through. Like, it's high stakes, you

(16:10):
could say. Yeah, I absolutely loved that
tour. I, I feel like I learned more
about Ellis Island and the immigration system in general
through this tour then through going through the museum on my
own. There's just something about
having a tour guide who knows more is very knowledgeable.
They had time for questions. The guide was helpful.
They were pointing out things that I would have never seen or
understood. So the hard hat tour, it's

(16:33):
around, I think it's around $60.00 and that's on top of the
ferry price. So again, if it's financially
viable for you, I would say thisis our must do as part of your
Statue of Liberty experience is the Hard Hat Tour of Ellis
Island. And we'll link in the show notes
to where you can book that. They're small groups and they do

(16:54):
sell out. So make sure if you're
interested in that, that you book ahead of time.
And while the hard hat tour of Ellis Island is arguably the
thing we recommend most for yourStatue of Liberty experience,
there is one thing that you needto know to avoid.
That's this episodes New York know how when you walk around

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Battery Park, which is the very lower part of Manhattan, it is
an actual park, which is where you get on to the ferry to get
out to the Statue of Liberty. When you exit the subways, there
will be hordes of people and they look official.
They're wearing these vests thatsay tour operator and they have
these nice looking logos. They're scam artists.

(17:38):
They are literally trying to scam you.
They are trying to sell you tickets where you get on a boat
and you're going to think you'regoing to the Statue of Liberty,
but all you do is ride by it. I don't know how these people
are still out here. Frankly, it should be.
There are signs throughout that say, you know, don't engage with
ticket salesman or whatever, butlike they're still there and

(17:58):
it's super frustrating because they just try to take advantage
of people. Yeah, you'll be like walking to
the Statue of Liberty, like to get on the on the boat to go
there. And they'll be like, you need a
ticket. Like, no, you need this ticket.
Not the ticket you have like they're just, they're just a
bunch of jerks. And they're aggressive, so like
you have to just be willing to say no thanks or Nope know where
I'm going or or just don't engage with them.

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Like they might say all kinds ofthings to you.
They might try to make you feel dumb or make you think you're
walking to the wrong place. Like just don't listen to them.
Follow the signs and the information on your actual
purchased ticket and you will befine.
That's this episode of New York.Know how do not get scammed when
you're going to get on the Statue of Liberty Ferry OK the

(18:42):
last little section we want to do here is the cheapest ways to
see the Statue of Liberty. So if you've listened to all
this and you're thinking you know what I don't want to spend
that money. I don't want to spend the, you
know. Full day, full day.
Yeah, if that's how you're feeling, totally fine.
We have done the Statue of Liberty with family that's come
into town twice now. I don't know if I'll ever do it
again because it is a very, verylong experience.

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If you're feeling like you don'twant to do it, here are some
alternatives for you. The first, definitely the best
option is the Staten Island Ferry.
We've talked about this on previous episodes.
The Staten Island Ferry leaves from lower Manhattan and it goes
straight to the Staten Island, but it gets within, I don't
know, maybe a quarter mile of the actual statue.
I don't know, I'm bad with distances, especially when
you're on water. But like.

(19:25):
You can get some really, really solid pictures of you and your
friends and family in front of the Statue of Liberty just from
the Staten Island Ferry. And the best part about the
Staten Island Ferry is it is completely free.
Always, always. Free.
Don't get scammed by the guys being like oh if you want to be
on the Staten Island Ferry you have to buy this ticket.
Don't listen to them. The Staten Island theory is free
and a great way to get out on the water, get some great city

(19:48):
views and see the Statue of Liberty.
You'll ride out, you'll get to Staten Island, ideally you hop
right off and get right back on the next ferry coming back and
then you get those nice views again and you get to see
Manhattan, lower Manhattan coming into view as you leave
Staten Island going towards Manhattan.
It's beautiful. And honestly, I would say for
most people, this is what I would recommend.

(20:08):
This is what we'd recommend is just to do the Staten Island
Ferry like it's going to take. Take you, I think total
depending on how you time the fairies, like maybe 90 minutes.
Probably less if you do it just right.
Way less stressful and it's free.
I would say this is probably thebest option if you're coming
with a medium to large group andsome of you just want to see the
Statue of Liberty. Maybe you don't want to spend a

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whole day getting on and off of boats doing a lot of museum time
if you just want to say you saw the Statue of Liberty.
Also great option if you are coming with kids because a lot
of times the kids, they just want to see the Statue of
Liberty. They don't want to walk around a
museum for four or five hours. When my 8 year old nephew came
to town, we had three of our nephews, but one of them really
wanted to go to see the Statue of Liberty.

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And he was How old was he? 7 or 8, seven or eight at the
time. That was his top thing that he
wanted to do that weekend, visiting New York, and halfway
through he said it was his worstday.
Because he was so bored. And like he's like a smart, like
pretty easy going kid, but he got so bored and was like, when
are we going home? And we were like, we have
another two or three hours of this.
So I would say young kids, any kid under probably 10, Don

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Island Ferry. Another option that is free on
the weekends at least is Governors Island.
So Governors Island is another island kind of in this same
general area. It used to be some type of
military base or the governor lived there at one point.
It's a very interesting place generally.
But on the weekends, in the mornings, I think before noon,
the ferry is free to get out there.

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You can walk around, you can city bike around.
There's a couple little cafes. It's fine.
Not like the most exciting placein the world, but you do get
some really, really good views of the Statue of Liberty.
So that is a good option free onthe weekends, weekdays it is not
free, but a good option. Alternatively, if you're like, I
don't want to get on a boat at all.
I just want to see it with my eyes close as possible without

(21:58):
having to actually do an activity or an event.
There's so, so many spots in lower Manhattan.
Battery Park in general has so many places where you can just
go right to the edge of the island, look out and see the
Statue of Liberty. We'll link in the show notes to
a couple places that are are good to go see.
There's also a new park that hasbeen put up kind of by the

(22:20):
Museum of Jewish Heritage, another great place to see the
Statue of Liberty. So know that you don't have to
go out and do the Statue of Liberty.
You don't have to get on the island ferry.
You don't have to go to GovernorIsland.
You can just see it from Manhattan and still get pretty
good views of it. Again, if you want to go out to
the actual island, the tickets are less than about $30.
Another alternative that we do like, and it can be kind of A2

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for one situation, is One World Observatory.
If you go to the top of One World Observatory, the
observation deck that's part of One World Trade Center, it'll
cost you about $40, give or take.
It is cheapest if you go after 8:00 PM.
They actually, I believe, have 50% off if you go after 8:00 PM.
So if you're trying to save but still want to do that, that's a
great option. What I like about One World

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Observatory, you get beautiful views of all of Manhattan.
Like you can just see so far Uptown, but because you are
downtown you get some great views of the Statue of Liberty,
albeit you're quite high, but it's a very cool perspective of
the statue. You're kind of like looking down
at the Statue of Liberty, which is a cool view.
So there you have it, we ran through everything you need to

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see it, how to do it for free. All these great options.
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