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This self-guided tour helps visitors learn about the Statue of Liberty while exploring Liberty Island.<br />Adult tours are available in the following languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Mandarin, Russian, Arabic, Japanese.<br />

This ferry departs Liberty Island and travels to Ellis Island: The National Museum of Immigration.

The Statue of Liberty's pedestal sits atop the remains of Fort Wood, originally one link in a chain of defenses protecting New York City and its vital harbor. The fort was built between 1808 and 1811 in the shape of an eleven-pointed star and was occupied by the War Department as an army post until 1937.<br />The eleven-pointed star design was brought to North America by French military engineers in the 17th century. The fort acted as a lookout position with harbor guns entrenched near the shore.

Liberty Island is home of the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Fort Wood. The Statue was a gift from the people of France to the people of the Untied States celebrating the friendship between the two nations. The symbolism of the Statue is ever changing.

Access into the monument is very limited. Pedestal tickets are reserved through Statue Cruises prior to visiting the island. A limited number of "Pedestal Access" tickets are available each day at the ticket offices in Battery Park, NY, and Liberty State Park, NJ, on a first-come, first-serve basis.

You are looking at the remains of a bomb-proof room, most likely built in the 1840's. The mortared brick vault enclosed this room, which was later converted for use as a guard room and then as a prison cell.

The Sculpture Garden brings to life some of the most important people involved in the creation and construction of the Statue of Liberty and its pedestal. View the statues of Edouard de Laboulaye, Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, Joseph Pulitzer, and Emma Lazrus.

The front of the island is one of the best places to get pictures and capture the beauty of the Statue of Liberty. Standing at 305 feet and 1 inch (93 meters), the Statue was the tallest structure in New York when built in 1886. The Statue is raising a torch with her right arm and her left arm is supporting a tablet bearing the date of American Independence, July 4, 1776 in Roman numerals (July IV, MDCCLXXVI.)

In 1886, the Statue of Liberty standing on her pedestal, stood taller than any other structure in New York City.<br />View the evolution of the tall buildings in the skyline at the wayside on the northwest side of the of island.