Statue of Liberty - How to Climb to the Crown!

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The Statue of Liberty is an iconic landmark of New York City. On the final day of July, 2018, three friends and I climbed to the crown. Only 500 people are permitted to do this each day. This video log will show you our entire experience from beginning to end and help prepare you to climb to the top as well. Highly recommended!!! Thanks for watching!
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[@ElementaryExplorers]

YES!!!!! So cool that you got to climb the crown!!!! We got to climb to the pedestal and my son has declared that seeing the Statue of Liberty 🗽 has been his favorite part of the east coast so far! He wanted to climb to the crown too. I’ll show him this video! 😀

[@AmericasParks]

Hope he enjoys it! I'm just happy our reservations prevented us from waiting in that line!!! Enjoy your weekend!

[@dawnmarsh3430]

Such a great day together! Really enjoyed it as a group, but especially liked all the shopping! Seriously, thanks for a great time as a staff and thanks for all the planning you had to do! You made it so easy!! Another great video!

[@AmericasParks]

Shopping - haha, thanks! It's a pleasure to work (and have fun) with all of you guys! Glad you had a great day! Let's do this again!

[@mariannemeccia5382]

Loved it!!! Your videos get better each time. So glad we were able to share this fun adventure as a staff! Kudos, Seldom Seen Secretary

[@AmericasParks]

Thanks and just wait until the next video. Hollywood will be calling!

[@GoingNoWhereFast]

Boy, your getting better with each video !! Great job. Excellent edit too !

[@AmericasParks]

Thanks, it's fun learning and experimenting with new things. My wife thinks I'm crazy, but I *almost enjoy the editing as much as the trip! itself :) Appreciate the kind words and ave a great weekend!

[@TouringTastebuds]

These just honestly keep getting better and better! Have always wanted to do the Statue of Liberty climb, that is tight! Haha all the short jokes came back to get you! What an awesome time though!

[@AmericasParks]

Appreciate the thoughtful and encouraging words, Chad! Hope you guys can get out there, pretty cool experience! Have a great weekend!

[@Delta68Geo]

It brought back some happy memories watching this, we had a fab visit to New York 3 years ago. We were fortunate to get crown tickets too, such an amazing experience. Love the old photo! Great video, looking forward to seeing more of your videos 😃👍👍

[@AmericasParks]

Thanks! It was a special day with some dear friends. ...Really a unique experience!

[@AlanMETALMAN]

Got to say you sold NYC very well, especially the Statue of Liberty. I did not realise you could go up higher and on upto the crown, so will show my daughter in law this, as she is going to NYC in December. Looked real cramped but also real good fun and man them views were awesome. Well done on getting up there and talking the stairs down (I always do), thanks for taking us along, cheers Alan

[@AmericasParks]

Always so uplifted and encouraged by your comments, Alan! Thanks!

[@TrekkerPat]

Cool, thanks! My hometown, well to be exact, Brooklyn. Last climbed it on a grade school trip, so thanks for the showing. Didn't realize you were a Jersey boy. Luv your vids.

[@AmericasParks]

Thanks, buddy! Just spent some time out West - it is good to back in the Northeast. My mother was born and raised in the Bronx. Her folks moved to NJ in the early 70's and that's kind of what got us here.

[@unowhotravelchannel]

A great NYC video! A fantastic trip to the 🗽 you share some brilliant ideas👍😎

[@AmericasParks]

Thanks! Not much of a city guy, but it was a fun trip!

[@Mikey-Likes-It_101]

Randy, This was the first place I went to see when on business in NYC in 1986, and always visited every year in the 1990s when I was working frequently in NYC as a consultant. I especially appreciate your 1979 photograph, as I also have a photo very special to me that I took from the Circle Line boat with the statue and the Twin Towers and we will #NeverForget. You have made an excellent video tour of what it is like to climb the crown - feels like we are with you!!! Your videos are so special no mater where you take us. And there is no trip to Manhattan that is complete without lunch at a deli! I want the hot pastrami, THANK YOU FOR THE TOUR, . . . Mike

[@AmericasParks]

That was great, Mike! Have a super weekend!

[@journeywithjay]

awesome video man!!!! thanks for sharing the tip about getting the tickets early. as much as I wanna see the statue I don't have the patience to wait in that line lol.

[@AmericasParks]

Right on! That line would have killed me. I can't think of any attraction where I'd wait in a line like that! :)

[@geraldmeccia1825]

thanks for doing this for me, I can cross it off my list with out doing the climb myself ...

[@AmericasParks]

Does it work that way? :) If you ever change your mind, I'm sure the fearless and now popular NYC tour guide, Jack McDonald, will be happy to show you around!

[@charleyreed4702]

Many thanks for showing me the inside of Liberty, You saved me a trip :)

[@AmericasParks]

My pleasure, Charley...think of yourself joining us on the climb!

[@ZandieyM]

Great personality and you sound very kind🤗. Thank you for sharing this experience, a raw and non glamourized tour. I shall proceed to get the pedestal ticket :)

[@AmericasParks]

Great comment! Love your kind words and humor!

[@jillg2u]

Great and informative video! Loved it! Now I would love to go walk to the top of the Statue of Liberty. Thanks!

[@AmericasParks]

Appreciate that, Jill! Have a great weekend!

[@jillg2u]

You have a great weekend too!

[@RobertLWard]

Another great one Randy. Can you believe its only been around 3 months ago that you reached 100,000 views? Now your about ready to double that! Your channel has really taken off and you deserve it for making these high quality videos and being such a cool guy. You know i always look forward to watching your clips and wish you continued success!

[@AmericasParks]

Really kind of you, Robert! Yeah, channel made some big gains over the summer as the Sequoia and Yosemite videos "popped." Picked up most of the views and subs through both of them. Then a few weeks back they both hit a wall and things slowed down. Crazy KZbin algorithm picks you up and then dashes you to the ground! :) Hope you guys are doing well. Will get going on the 911 Memorials then plan to tackle the Montana trip. Enjoy the weekend! Hard to believe it's been almost 3 months since we were in San Diego.

[@RobertLWard]

What do you mean by the " KZbin algorithm"? KZbin is weird. My videos sometimes go thru " Hot" cycles also and just die. Kinda strange but over all ive been doing better with the views by sharing on other sites mostly. Lately some nice comments from subscribers as well so its all about posting new material. Im shooting for like 10 more clips by years end and try and get to 30,000 views over all.

[@AmericasParks]

Yeah, KZbin has a complex computer system (it's always changing and no one know how it works) that rates videos on what it thinking is important, Naturally those are the ones that will should up early in a search or be recommended for a viewer. The key is cracking the code to get picked up by the computer. Much of it is determined by total views and interactive comments from others, etc.

[@AmericasParks]

I just keep reminding myself that the videos I make are primarily for friends and family. Don't want to get caught-up with finding my significance (as many do) in likes and subs.

[@RobertLWard]

Interesting. Makes sense though. I do enjoy getting the views and promoting the channel but like you, its still about creating memories with family and Friends and sharing them.

[@VivianaBunea]

Ok! You look great at the 6 o'clock in the morning! But the view is also great, dear friend!!

[@AmericasParks]

Thanks for watching and sharing the kind words!

[@angelawatkins2637]

Awesome! I wondered about the crown tour. I was there, I think it was 2011 and the crown was closed. Still, it was a very moving & memorable experience.

[@AmericasParks]

Neat, Angela, glad you were able to visit the Statue! Have a great week!

[@rockmassa4151]

Cool video....i climbed those ridiculous stairs to the crown in 1968. What a great experience. I was 13 years old. It felt cool to be inside what i likened to being in a trophy like that.

[@AmericasParks]

Glad you experienced this one! So memorable!

[@TravelwithYvonne]

That's really cool 💖Very interesting facts and awesome view 💖

[@AmericasParks]

Thanks! It was a special day!

[@arizonatimelesstourist846]

Who would have thought that's how you get up to the crown. Looks like you had a great time. I will remember to get my tickets early.

[@AmericasParks]

Hope you are doing well, my friend! It was a cool adventure, would have loved to get up into the torch (need to make some more contacts). :) Really hot here - some of your AZ weather has hit the NE!

[@adventuringoutdoorswitheric]

Melissa and I did the climb up to the crown a few years ago so I know how cramped it is. You are pretty tall and buffed out so I know it was really a tight squeeze for you. You were not out in nature this time but still visiting our National Parks and this turned out great.

[@AmericasParks]

Hey, thanks Eric! Glad you were able to experience. You'd be surprised as to how many in our area have never been up to the crown! Appreciate the kind words and have a great weekend!

[@ottmountain733]

Dude, that was gnarly! Like you - we'd definitely buy the tickets in advance to avoid those crazy lines. I've never seen what it's like up inside the crown. Great views from up there and too bad the torch isn't accessible anymore. 40' long ladder maybe not such a fun thing to climb up though. Take care buddy

[@AmericasParks]

Appreciate that, my friend! Yeah, no attraction in the world is worth waiting in a line like that! Thanks for watching and have a great weekend!

[@AmericasParks]

Hello to Bonecrusher too!

[@simplelifemoneymatters3901]

We just got back. First time for me and my two sons. Crown still closed so we enjoyed the pedestal. That's a long way down Surprised to see in your video a young girl sitting on the ledge of the pedestal look out. That's the last place I would let my son sit. Although a storm passed through it was a great time. Thanks for the inspiration to get this scheduled.

[@AmericasParks]

Glad to read your kind words about the video! Also encouraged to hear of the investment you are making in your children, Keep it up!

[@DnSAdventures]

Oh man that looked like quite the right squeeze lol. Deanna would probably just be laughing at me the entire time. How tall are you? So cool you got to go to the top! Thanks for sharing sir! - Shane

[@AmericasParks]

Hey Shane, I'm running 6'4" (though I believe I've shrunk a little with the age! :) That structure was definitely not build (constructed in the 1800's) for large people! Challenging, but it added to the adventure! Have a great weekend!

[@chasingadeline]

Wow both national parks we want to see!!! But being an immigrant I think the Statue of Liberty be one of my favorite

[@AmericasParks]

They were great, each in their own way. Hope to get the 911 Memorial up later this week. A few times I was literally brought to tears. Thanks for watching and enjoy the rest of your weekend!

[@ATJHTRAVELS]

Great NYC Adventure always wanted to this great video guys heard it was hard and clastraphobic they weren't kidding worth it though great video views

[@AmericasParks]

So true! It was a tight fit, definitely not easy for a big guy. I suppose it all added to the adventure! Have a great weekend!

[@suemonte3543]

Great video as usual, now I want one of those sandwiches too! 😊

[@AmericasParks]

I knew you'd be missing the Northeast! Thanks for watching and commenting, Sue. Hope you are doing well. We miss you!

[@Fin9919]

I'm 6'5" and booked the crown for June. This video now has me regretting my choices. 🤣

[@AmericasParks]

haha! Yeah, for a guy 1 inch shorter it was a challenge. Sill a good call for you... unforgettable adventure!

[@migarakaushalya3995]

Wow...i wish I could go and climb to liberty statue and i like best to spend for a while on the hand of keeping fire stick♥️

[@AmericasParks]

Yes, that would be something else to make it that far up. Still, the crown is pretty cool!

[@Unconsciouzone]

I remember seeing The tops of the enormous cranes from my bedroom window in Lower Manhattan, in 1972 as the towers were nearing completion. I remember years later when I was a teenager I had a vivd dream that a plane crashed on Pitt Street which was the first street just outside that same window. A few years after when I graduated High School I had a courior job near Wall Street, and would regularly deliver to both towers My father moved to the midwest shortly after the tragedy, and sold the Co-Op apartment I grew up in

[@AmericasParks]

What an incredible story! Thanks for sharing that. Really fascinating to me because my father worked in lower Manhattan when they were constructing the Twin Towers too. I was only 8, but he had stories of their construction. He was transferred to, yes, the Midwest (Chicago) in the mid-70's. I moved back to the east coast (NJ) with my family just 2 months before the tragedy in 2001. Again, thanks for your comment! We all have special memories of that building.

[@Unconsciouzone]

Thanks for the reply, and my apologies for the typos. (I was typing in the dark) I too was tranferred to Chicago In 1969 to stay with my Great Grandmother for the summer. I was five when I left. I remember my aunt tried to convert me to a Cubs fan, but my heart was in New York at the tender age of five and I rooted for the Mets that whole summer. I remember they took me to a game at Wrigley to watch the Cubs vs Reds. Johnny bench hit a homer in that game, and I might have been the only kid sporting a shiny Mets helmet which my aunt begrudgingly bought for me in lieu of a hot dog. Our apartment was the Masryk Towers Coop which featured an amazing view of the Pitt Street pool, and over the top of that the amazing NYC skyline completely unobstructed. We could see the tiny billows of smoke from the Pan Am building when the helicopter crashed there in '77 The Bedroom I mostly occupied as a kid growing up was the only room in the house that faced west, so I was the only one in the house that could see the tops of the towers.

[@AmericasParks]

@@Unconsciouzone Oh man, this great comment was just discovered in my spam folder??! Thanks for the reply - neat story! All the nest!

[@coljae156]

How did you NOT put Barry in charge of the trip details? That's a no-brainer! ;) Thankful for our Tough Trooper Pastors!

[@AmericasParks]

Just a symbolic gesture of what we go through for the flock, brother! The whole adventure was one gigantic parable!

[@OwenVentures]

We're looking to do this this summer! How tall are you? Idk that my husband who is 6'2" would appreciate this along with his wide shoulders! Lol was it REALLY that bad?? Awesome informative video! Thank you!

[@AmericasParks]

Appreciate the comment! I am 6'4", broad shoulders and 230. It wasn't impossible, but there were some tight squeezes. Thankfully they limit the number up there so it wasn't too crowded. Probably not the cleanest adventures with all the people grabbing those bars, but definitely worth it. Enjoy!

[@LivingCoast2Coast]

We just went to the statue and it was raining. Arrgh! We didn't know about reserving the tickets so no crown or pedestal. Oh well, we still enjoyed it.

[@AmericasParks]

Sorry to hear about your experience! We've been in this weather pattern for almost a week now here in the area. Glad to hear you made the best of it and hope you can get back and explore more of the monument in the future!

[@LivingCoast2Coast]

Maybe, we will be in the NJ area for a couple more months.

[@stephenburke7778]

I just did this and I was beat afterwards. one and done for me.

[@RobertLWard]

Hey Randy, question...can you give me the name of the site that you have been using to make your custom thumbnails?

[@AmericasParks]

Yes, I use "PicMonkey." There are some free options, but I subscribed. It's not too much each year. If you go with it and need some help, give me a call.

[@cazcazcaz2009]

Thank you for this video ❤ sadly, I can't climb all those stairs, due to my health 😢

[@AmericasParks]

I'm sorry to hear that, but a trip to the base of the statue is still worth your time. All the best!

[@fiorellalopez1437]

That deli looks amazing, what is the name of that place ? Thank you !

[@AmericasParks]

So sorry, should have mentioned in the video. Can't recall the name anymore.

[@1gr8chef123]

Is it true if i PREPAY for tickets to the crown i HAVE to pick those up at the ferry terminal/will call and they cant be sent to my phone?

[@AmericasParks]

Not sure what they are doing these days - we were there 6 years ago. I would check the website or give them a call for up-to-date information.

[@TowelsTravels]

Would love to do this :)

[@AmericasParks]

Yes, it was definitely a unique experience! Hope you get get out there some day. Thanks for watching!

[@TowelsTravels]

I hope so and do check out our channel too :)

[@DestinationEarth]

I wish I was never up that early, but I have to wake up at 5am everyday for work. Haha, that line for the statue is insane. It makes me wonder when they have to put "this is not an exit signs" up in places that are obviously NOT an exit. But you know they had to do that because multiple people tried it. Such a great experience to be able to go up to the crown. Not many people get to do that!

[@AmericasParks]

Thanks, Josh! It was a cool day. Love the views, but really enjoyed the uniqueness and challenge of this excursion. Most of the work was probably just getting there with the NY volume of people on a hot day. Have a great one!

[@kimberlykerrigriffth6213]

Me stand in torch Very creepy

[@GregCoxTV]

After the climb up - what are the options to get back down?

[@AmericasParks]

Same way you went up.

[@Chachacha121]

How long did it take to get to the crown , 1 hour or so.

[@AmericasParks]

Should have recorded that... I know a walk from the ground floor to the crown is equal to walking up a 20 story building - 377 steps. We moved up rather quickly. I believe it was well under an hour.

[@ASMRtistTN]

I may have missed it, but how tall are you?

[@AmericasParks]

6'4"

[@charleskern5236]

I wish i could, i cant even get up stairs without a railing my knees are so bad,

[@jacobmartinez4109]

Where can I get tickets to go to the crown? Anybody knows let me know please

[@AmericasParks]

Hey Jacob - this site here should be able to help you reserve a crown trip. www.statuecruises.com/statue-liberty-and-ellis-island-tickets?bid=crown#/ Often they are booked 4-6 months in advance. Not sure where to go if you want to get there earlier.

[@jacobmartinez4109]

@@AmericasParks ok awesome thank you so much for the info I'll check it out

[@faycelpop7923]

Whats the origins of the crown . From where it was inspired ?

[@AmericasParks]

Not totally sure, but many say the 7 spikes represent the seven seas and the seven continents. The viewing point from the torch is closed. Now the crown is as high as you can go.

[@faycelpop7923]

@@AmericasParks thx for reply

[@talkj2125]

Dear

[@AmericasParks]

Would enjoy helping but have had issues allowing others to use my footage. So sorry, I cannot grant permission.

[@Reuben-q8d]

First Elizabeth Tower then the Liverpool Tower then the Eiffel Tower and then Statue of Liberty you’re brave but that is absolutely insane no so very dangerous if you let go of the Rope or the other metal beam that you’re climbing to the top of it you’re going to be if you fall you’re gonna die

[@AmericasParks]

Suppose it could happen, but I believe you're rather safe on this one. Thanks for the comment!

[@sathish8031]

தமிழ்

[@AmericasParks]

Thanks for watching the video!

[@sathish8031]

@@AmericasParks where are you in US

[@AmericasParks]

@@sathish8031 East Coast - not far from Statue of Liberty

[@sathish8031]

@@AmericasParks Now what time in US , I am in Tamilnadu, India

[@mlnxzy]

American's seems to be nice people, compared to US gov who spread the war's all around the world in that case and in my country. Good luck

[@AmericasParks]

The contrast between the people and the government is probably common in many nations. I'm sorry to hear about your country. May peace prevail. Thanks for watching!