New York Island Hoping - Liberty Island

View of Manhattan

Liberty Island is home to - you guessed it - the Statue of Liberty! The night before I had gone online to see if I could get tickets to the crown - no luck. If you want to go to the crown they say to book 6 months early for peak summer, and when I looked in late September the tickets were sold out through the end of November. The general admission adult ticket is $12 - totally worth it - and includes ferry rides from either New York or New Jersey to Liberty Island and Ellis Island (and back, of course). Again, if you plan in advance you can go up to the top of the pedestal for no extra charge (only the crown costs extra), but even these tickets were filled until late October.

The far side of Liberty Island offers up one of the best views of Manhattan, but the best view on the island is the one looking up at the towering Lady Liberty.

My mom and I at the Statue of Liberty