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The Statue of Liberty will close for a year at the end of October as it undergoes a $27.25 million renovation that will make the interior safer and more accessible, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced Wednesday.The renovations, however, are limited to the monument, and Liberty Island will remain open and the statue itself will be mostly unobstructed from view, officials said in a statement.Tegan Firth, a spokeswoman for Statue Cruises, which on an average Saturday during the summer ferries about 18,000 people to Liberty Island, said the renovation won't have a significant impact on visitation ."The entire experience of visiting these national landmarks of the United States remains absolutely the same," she said.The National Parks Service, which manages the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island, said it will close the monument on Oct. 28, after the 125th anniversary of its dedication.It will be closed the following day, and workers from Joseph Constructio...
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The Rockettes are best-known for dancing at the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, but they'll be doing their signature kick line on a cruise ship Wednesday.The dance...
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Cookie Monster stands accused of shoving a 2-year-old. Super Mario was charged with groping a woman. And Elmo was booked for berating tourists with anti-Semitic slu...
Cookie Monster stands accused of shoving a 2-year-old. Super Mario was charged with groping a woman. And Elmo was booked for berating tourists with anti-Semitic slur...
Lady Liberty is getting a high-tech uplift for her 125th birthday: Internet-connected cameras on her torch that will let viewers gaze out at New York Harbor or see v...
The first visitors allowed into the Statue of Liberty's crown in nearly eight years began the arduous climb Saturday on an Independence Day journey laden with symbol...
NEW YORK -- One of the largest and most prominently-displayed artifacts inside the 9/11 Museum's preview site is actually a collection of nearly 800 smaller artifact...
The Statue of Liberty reaches a milestone
Museum planners prominently feature 9-foot-tall replica of iconic statue
NEW YORK -- The Statue of Liberty will close for a year at the end of October as it undergoes a $27.25 million renovation that will make the interior safer and more ...
The Statue of Liberty, closed since Superstorm Sandy damaged the island where it stands, will reopen to the public in time for Independence Day, officials said Tuesd...
The Statue of Liberty is reopening July 4 after Superstorm Sandy flooded the island where it stands.The statue has been closed since Sandy struck the region on Oct. ...
A set of 354 narrow steps spirals all the way up to the Statue of Liberty's crown, and it's the only escape route for tourists in an emergency.On a recent summer day...
It's crowded. It's hot. You have to climb hundreds of steps to get there. And throngs of people can't wait to visit.Unfortunately, many will have to. Tickets sold ou...
Visitors will be able to climb into the crown of the Statue of Liberty beginning July 4, the Obama administration announced Friday."On July 4th, we are giving Americ...
David Lee Miller reports from lower Manhattan
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