Visitors to the Statue of Liberty can now get back inside her head, lit­er­ally. The Statue of Liberty’s crown has been closed since 9/11 for secu­rity and safety rea­sons. On July 4, 2009 the National Park Service reopened Liberty’s crown to visitors.

Reservations for avail­able dates can be made through the park’s ferry con­ces­sioner, Statue Cruises, at www.statuecruises.com or by phone at 877-LADY-TIX (877–523-9849).

Operating Hours

Fees & Reservations

About the Statue of Liberty

Located on 12 acre Liberty Island, the Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World was a gift of friend­ship from the peo­ple of France to the peo­ple of the United States and is a uni­ver­sal sym­bol of free­dom and democ­racy. The Statue of Liberty was ded­i­cated on October 28, 1886, des­ig­nated as a National Monument in 1924 and restored for her cen­ten­nial on July 4, 1986.

Virtual Tour

If you’d like to get an idea of what it’s like to visit the Statue of Liberty, check out the National Park Service’s vir­tual tour. The tour requires the lat­est ver­sion of the Flash Player plu­gin. You can con­trol your expe­ri­ence within the vir­tual tour, choosing from 360-degree panora­mas, videos, pic­tures, and sounds.

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Audio Tours

There are also audio tours avail­able for The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, avail­able as down­load­able pod­casts for a fee of $8. For that price, you get an audio tour that includes Ellis Island, Statue of Liberty Island and inside the mon­u­ment. The Available in English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Italian, Mandarin, Arabic and Russian.

Available through Statue Cruises at www.statuecruises.com, at Battery Park or at The Discovery Audio booths on both islands. Audio Tours also avail­able for down­load on iTunes.

Download Audio Tour from iTunes.

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