How to see the Statue of Liberty

Written by Tom Schmidt


Currently, we do not recommend going torepparttar Statue of Liberty untilrepparttar 123253 crown is reopened for passenger access and viewing. The current airport-like security line is very long and can take up to 90 minutes before you boardrepparttar 123254 ferry to go to Liberty Island.

Your best choice is to takerepparttar 123255 Staten Island ferry, which takes only one hour to complete and there is always plenty of room. Your pictures will be better, and you'll have more time to seerepparttar 123256 other sites in New York City (hopefully onrepparttar 123257 hot new New York Party Shuttle Sightseeing Tour). Withrepparttar 123258 crown closed,repparttar 123259 only attraction atrepparttar 123260 Statue of Liberty isrepparttar 123261 museum which takes about 15 minutes to complete.

Here is some history ofrepparttar 123262 Statue of Liberty:

Located on Liberty Island in New York Harbor,repparttar 123263 Statue of Liberty was a gift from repparttar 123264 people of France torepparttar 123265 people ofrepparttar 123266 United States and is one ofrepparttar 123267 most universal symbols of freedom inrepparttar 123268 world. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886 and was designated a National Monument on October 15, 1924. The Statue was extensively restored in time for her one-hundred year anniversary on July 4, 1986. The Statue of Liberty isrepparttar 123269 most visited tourist attraction in New York City. It is alsorepparttar 123270 2nd most photographed landmark inrepparttar 123271 United States behindrepparttar 123272 Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

Discount Broadway Show Tickets in New York -- Without the wait!

Written by Tom Schmidt


The TKTS booth in South Street Seaport sells discount tickets to Broadway Showsrepparttar day ofrepparttar 123251 show. New York Party Shuttle Tours will take you torepparttar 123252 booth and allow you time to purchase tickets. What's great about this location is that it has significantly less traffic thanrepparttar 123253 popular Times Square location, withrepparttar 123254 exact same available tickets and deals!

The TKTS booth atrepparttar 123255 South Street Seaport (atrepparttar 123256 corner of Front and John Streets) is one ofrepparttar 123257 great little-known bargains inrepparttar 123258 city. Because of its location far fromrepparttar 123259 Great White Way, there is seldom a line, certainly never as long asrepparttar 123260 one found at Times Square. Likerepparttar 123261 uptown version, tickets are available at 25%, 35% and 50% of full price (plus a $3 service charge per ticket) onrepparttar 123262 day of performance. The booth opens at 11:00 am and for those interested in matinee tickets, they can be purchasedrepparttar 123263 day BEFORE. Wednesday matinee tickets are available on Tuesday, Saturday matinee tickets are available on Friday, and Sunday matinee and evening performances (yes, there are some plays that perform on Sunday evening) are sold on Saturday. You cannot get this service uptown. Therefore, on Sundays, this booth is closed. Tickets must be purchased with either cash or traveler's checks.

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