Official Site of the
Statue of Liberty Club

NPS Opens Liberty Island to Night Tour
For the first time, Liberty Island will be opened at night for a limited number of visitors one night only. To kick-off the release of Ken Burn's newest documentary, The National Parks: America's Best Idea. The special night is September 25, 2009 and tickets are $29 each.

Statue of Liberty Club Convention
The Statue of Liberty Club is preparing for it's biennial convention held in October 2009. Our activities include a club meeting, trip out to Liberty Island, guest speakers, dinner program, raffle, Show & Sale, and a mystery event. Registration forms were mailed to current club members in early July.

Reopening of Liberty's Crown
For the first time since September 11, 2001, the crown of the Statue of Liberty reopened on July 4, 2009. Passes are available for $3 in very limited quantities. This fee is in addition to the ferry ticket to get to and from Liberty Island. Need more details? Click on the Visiting the Statue link in the site navigation box.

New Audio Tour Adults
The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc., in cooperation with the National Park Service, produced by the award-winning Discovery Audio, launched new audio tours for the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Immigration Museum. Audio tours are available on iTunes, at Statue Cruises or The Discovery Audio booths on both islands for a fee. Listen to an interview with a club member. In English. In French. This audio excerpt, available at the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, is produced by Antenna Audio, Inc., a Discovery Communications company, for The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc.

New Audio Tour Children
The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc., in cooperation with the National Park Service, announced a new audio tour which is designed specifically for children. The tour is aimed at children ages 6-10 and includes interactive questions and games. The Statue of Liberty Tour is hosted by Frances the Falcon, a fictional character who lives on Liberty Island and whose family has lived there since the Statue was built. At the end of the tour, kids can take a quiz to test their newly gained Statue of Liberty knowledge.

  
Club Members Engaged in Crown of Liberty
Newest club member Aaron proposed to his girlfriend on the Fourth of July in the newly reopened crown of the Statue of Liberty. He worked months in preparing for the big event including requesting suggestions from the club on getting crown access passes for the largest crowd draw since the centennial in 1986. July 4th, 2009 was the first day the crown has been open to the public since being closed the morning of September 11, 2001. AP Story.

Bartholdi Memorial Medal
The Official Bartholdi Memorial Medal is still available although quantities are very limited. It's a beautiful museum quality 2 1/2-inch solid bronze medal commemorating Auguste Bartholdi's life and his famous work, "Statue of" Liberty Enlightening the World. This, like all medals from sculptor Don Wiegand, is only available through non-profit groups. Some organizations require a $5k or $10k donation to receive a medal of this quality. This medal can be acquired for only $159.99. Click on the Gift Shop link in the site navigation box.

Limited Edition GeoCoin
A limited number of the 2007 Meeting Medal made of copper are still available. You get one pair with your order. The two copper medals have the same geocaching.com tracking number, one to keep and the other to hide in a cache. See it in the Gift Shop using the link in the navigation box.

Lady Liberty Finds Her Voice on Twitter, Flickr and Virtual Tour
If you can't visit the Statue of Liberty in person, don't despair. If you've always wanted to get 'inside' Liberty's head, now you can, virtually that is. Admirers of the Statue of Liberty can see a whole new side of her on Twitter, Flickr and on the National Parks web site.