I've now been to the Staute of Liberty 2 times in the last 3 weeks. Tickets are not easy to come by- the first time we tried to get tickets to the crown. No such luck- they were sold out until October! We climbed the 180 steps to the pedestal instead. The view was great and the museum after even better. Where else can we see the 6 foot cast of the lady's ear? Or learn of her story and read the poem by Emma Lazarus? It should be required of every visitor to this nation. And her citizens, too, especially children. When we tried to take an 8 year old last week, we found both pedestal and crown were sold out- crown until November, pedestal thruAugust. No problem, we can still pay for the ferry and enjoy her from the surrounding park, and then take in the museum. Sad news...and shame on the Statue of Liberty and National Park Service- when we were done walking around oohing and aahing at our Lady, we found we did NOT have access to the museum! Only the grounds. I read my ticket and sure enough, it did say grounds only...but to not include the museum in the price of admission? Shameful and such a disservice to those who actually want to learn something and not just go for the photo op. And then, to deal with the disappointed little boy from Dallas who really wanted to see that giant ear. Shameful.
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