The statue has an iron skeleton covered in copper, 3/32 of an inch thick. The crown features a row of windows that open, although the National Park Service staff decides which open at a given time.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Statue of Liberty is scheduled to reopen to visitors on July Fourth for the first time since Superstorm Sandy. But for those who just want a photo op with the statue, there ...

LIBERTY STATE PARK, NEW JERSEY: This waterfront park on the New Jersey side of the harbor offers the closest view you can get of the statue without sailing past on a boat or stepping onto Liberty ...

The Statue of Liberty's original torch is on view in the museum in the pedestal. The torch was replaced when the statue was closed from 1984 to 1986 for renovations.

A view of the Statue of Liberty from the New York Harbor in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ...

LIBERTY ISLAND -- It's a quintessentially American tradition, suspended since Sept. 11, 2001: to climb to the crown of the Statue of Liberty and view the nation's greatest city through the eyes of ...

A fact that often goes unnoticed is that the very top of the Statue of Liberty was once opened to the public. Created by Edouard de Laboulaye, the colossal structure was built in France, and then ...

Rather than build the Statue of Liberty in such a way that its 200,000-lb copper shell stood upright on its own, Gustave Eiffel — the man behind the eponymous tower — designed it around a ...

Controversy over an Amy Sherald painting of the Statue of Liberty reveals divides over US national symbols, joining debates ...

The Statue of Liberty Museum: A Golden Door to an Iconic Monument The new Statue of Liberty Museum provides a stunning overview—and view—of Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi’s ambitious creation.

In this June 2, 2009 photo, the Statue of Liberty is seen in New York harbor. The crown is set to open July 4 after being closed since shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.