Statue of Liberty National Monument, New York City

A must-see. You have to get on a boat/ferry to see the beautiful statue, and many people can ride on it at the same time. It's a beautiful boat ride with lots of photo ops (the city in the background). There is plenty of room to walk around the statue and you can stay as long as you like. Cute little gift shop there, too. You can get lots of good pictures, too, all around the statue. We already had tickets in advance with our tour group, but didn't get to go inside the statue.

Perfect day. Everyone we came in contact with were extremely helpful especially the guys at the lift and on the boat. They all went out of their way to make sure he didn't have to wait in line as there were long queues to board the boat and told us were to stand so we could board first. The guys at the lift to the pedestal were the same. The food on Liberty Island was great, lots of fresh sandwiches and salad and great choices for hot food. Queue was long but moved extremely fast. Views from the pedestal and crown are amazing but the 162 steps to the crown was hard going but I made it. There are a few places on the way up to stand out of the way so other people can pass, thank goodness. ... The views looking back from the boat are amazing, plenty of room on the boat and lots of places to sit.