Symbolizing freedom and opportunity, Liberty and Ellis islands in New York Harbor are reachable with a single ferry ticket from Lower Manhattan´s Battery Park. Visitors can go instide 152-foot-tall Lady Liberty (which was dedicated 139 years ago and whose official name is Liberty Enlightening the World), and climb the 162 spiral steps to the crown (advance reservations required); spend some time at the nearby museum; then hop an onward ferry to Ellis Island (pictured here) to learn about the millions of immigrants who from 1892 to 1954 passed through its gates in search of a new life in the United States.
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