Liberty Island and Ellis Island are two separate islands in the New York Harbor. Because they are served by the same ferry, viewing them both allows visitors to make the most of their time. Be sure to download the National Park Service’s Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island app before you leave.

Liberty Island

Although the monument is within New Jersey waters, Liberty Island and a portion of Ellis Island are within the territorial jurisdiction of New York state. The Statue of Liberty, on Liberty Island, New York.

If you want to visit both the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, allow 5-6 hours for your visit. For the Statue of Liberty alone, it will take about 2-3 hours if you attend a tour.

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At the Statue’s unveiling, in 1886, it was brown, like a penny. By 1906, oxidation had covered it with a green patina. The thin layer of oxidation that covers copper (and bronze, an alloy made mostly of copper) can preserve the metal for centuries, even millennia, as shown by objects from the ancient world.

Even the Statue’s official name represents her most important symbol “Liberty Enlightening the World”. The Statue’s current replacement torch, added in 1986, is a copper flame covered in 24K gold. It is reflective of the sun’s rays in daytime and lighted by 16 floodlights at night.

1000 Years after People: Only the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty remains mostly intact. Scientists think that it may survive for thousands of years.

Lady Liberty is struck by lightning 600 times every year.