For me the Statue of Liberty is the iconic symbol of New York. I never get tired of seeing it. It is just as much a symbol of New York as it is for the United States. The statue was completed in July 1884 as a present from Edouard de Laboulaye who commissioned the statue to be designed by artist Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi. The statue was given to the United States to celebrate the democracy that existed from the time of the American Revolution when France and the new country had formed an alliance. The French supplied the statue and the Americans supplied the pedastal she would stand on. Liberty officially arrived to the United States in June 1885 and was placed on Bedloe's Island which became Liberty Island in 1956. The statue was dedicated in October 1886.
The Statue of Liberty is located near Battery Park. The tickets to take the ferry to the statue are sold in the park at Castle Clinton. They start at $12.00 for adults. If you are taking the ferry in early spring or late fall be sure to take a jacket or sweater because it can be very chilly on the ferry during those times of the year. If you are wondering what else to do while you are in the area there are plenty of places to see. You will be near Wall Street, the World Trade Center site, the United Nations, the Staten Island Ferry, Ellis Island (accessible by ferry as well), Southside Seaport, the Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan's only grocery store with a parking lot, Trinity Church, Boss Tweed Couthouse, City Hall, and Smithsonian Instituiton's Museum of the American Indian.
To get to the Statue of Liberty take the 1 train to South Ferry Station, 4 or 5 to the Bowling Green Station, or R/W to the Whitehall Street Station.
National Park Service
Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island
New York, New York 10004
(212) 363-3200
http://www.nps.gov/
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