Statue of Liberty National Monument, New York/New Jersey

Statue of Liberty National Monument
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Statue of Liberty National Monument is a protected site in New York Harbor, encompassing parts of New York and New Jersey. It preserves the historic sites on Liberty Island and Ellis Island, and includes the famous Statue of Liberty.

The Statue of Liberty, a symbol of freedom, was a gift of France to the United States. It is a neoclassical representation of Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom.

Liberty Island, New York Harbor
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Ellis Island was an immigration facility for people who are coming into the United States. It functioned until 12 November, 1954.

The Statue of Liberty was declared a national monument by President Calvin Coolidge in 1924. the site was then expanded by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937 to include Bedloe's Island. In 1956 the US Congress renamed it Liberty Island. Then in 1965 President Lyndon Johnson added Ellis Island to the national monument.

Ellis Island, New York Harbor
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Visiting Statue of Liberty National Monument

You can visit the Statue of Liberty National Monument by ferry from New York City. Tickets are available at Castle Clinton National Monument in Lower Manhattan. The ferry takes you on a loop. It first stops at Liberty Island, then Ellis Island, before returning to Battery Park.

The first boat departs for Liberty Island at 9:30 am while the last one leaves Liberty Island at 5:00 pm and leaves Ellis Island at 5:15 pm. To visit both islands, you should start your trip no later than 1:00 pm in the afternoon. There are no entrance fees to visit this site, but the ferry tickets cost $13 per person aged 13 through 61, $10 for seniors aged 62 and above, and $5 for children aged 4-12.

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