How much does a boat ride to the Statue of Liberty cost?
The price of a ferry cruise to the Statue of Liberty starts at 55, and includes round-trip tickets to Liberty Island and Ellis Island and admission to the Liberty Island and Immigration Museums. The National Park Service does not charge an Entrance Fee to Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island. Purchase of tickets is required for ferry transportation to the islands. Fees for ferries, parking, special tours or special permits are not covered by annual passes or NPS Fee Free Days.There is no entrance fee. However, both islands are only accessible via ferry company Statue City Cruises. We highly recommend that you book your tickets online in advance at: Statue City Cruises.
Can you climb the Statue of Liberty torch?
No. The torch, accessed by a narrow 40 foot ladder, has been closed to the public since July 30, 1916. Is the torch open? The torch has been closed since the Black Tom explosion of July 30, 1916, which was one of the largest acts of sabotage to our nation prior to the event of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
How much did the US pay for the Statue of Liberty?
The Statue of Liberty cost approximately $250,000 to build (in 1880 dollars) and was paid for by the French people – not the French government – through a creative fundraising effort that we recognize today as crowdfunding. The French would pay for the statue; the people of the United States would fund the pedestal. The Franco-American Union was established in 1875 by Édouard René Lefèbvre de Laboulaye to oversee the project.In 1865, a French political intellectual and anti-slavery activist named Edouard de Laboulaye proposed that a statue representing liberty be built for the United States. This monument would honor the United States’ centennial of independence and the friendship with France.