How to climb the pedestal and Crown of Statue Liberty (New York)

During your excursion to Liberty Island, riding a New York, you have the opportunity to visit the Statue of Liberty monument,

And you can also go up to the Crown of the Statue of Liberty, which was closed to visitors for years.

Indeed, perhaps you do not know that after the terrorist attack of 11/2001 in XNUMX, the entire Island of freedom It was closed to the public.

Once visits to the island were allowed again in 2004, access to the crown remained closed for security until it was reopened in the summer of 2009.

More recently, since October 2011 and for a year, access to the interior of the monument has also been closed to visitors for renovations.

How to visit the Statue of Liberty

Of course, given the great demand of visitors to visit both the monument and the crown of the Statue of Liberty, it is essential that with enough advance notice of your trip to New York do the online ticket purchase.

Depending on what you want to visit, you must buy one ticket or another.

Thus, the simplest is the one that includes the ferry trip to the island, the walk through its gardens, and the visit of the Immigration museum in the ellis island.

As for schedulesPlease note that in spring and summer the last access to the monument is at 16:30 p.m., while in the rest of the year it is at 15:30 p.m.

How to climb the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty

In your visit to the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty you will see the statue museum, with information about the history of the monument, as well as its internal structure.

On this visit you can also go up to the upper pedestal terrace, from where you can contemplate the panoramic views of Manhattan Island.

El pedestal visit price (2018) is $18,50.

Tickets to climb the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty

For this visit you have the option of signing up for a tour to the Statue of Liberty which already includes the ferry ticket to visit Liberty and Ellis Islands.

This tour, with a duration of about five hours, which you can do on your own or with a guide in English, also includes visits to the Immigration Museum, statue museum y climb to the pedestal.

Here you have all the information and you can reserve tickets to visit the Statue of Liberty and Ellis, with access to pedestal and the option of guided tour in English.

Statue of Liberty and Ellis Tour

Or if you prefer, here is a simpler alternative to a Tour to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis, lasting four hours and guide in spanish, which does not include access to the pedestal.

How to climb the Crown of the Statue of Liberty

If during your visit to the island you decide climb the Crown of the Statue of Liberty, You must keep in mind that it requires considerable physical effort.

You will have to climb a total of 354 steps, half of which are on a circular staircase with tiny steps, which narrows considerably as you ascend.

Furthermore, the access to the Crown It is limited to 240 people a day, so when you get to the top you can only stay there for no more than five minutes to enjoy the panoramic views of the Manhattan skyline, which is done through 25 very small glass windows.

But surely even more than the panoramic view, what is really attractive is feeling in the interior of the Crown of the Statue of Liberty.

El price of admission including climb the Crown of the Statue of Liberty (2019) is $21,50.

In this link you have all the official information about the reservation system to go up to the Crown, including the link to the website where you can perform the online booking.

Information for visiting the Statue of Liberty

– Official website of the National Park Service dedicated to Statue of Liberty (In English)

- New York Pass, which includes a visit to Statue of Liberty Island