Hi, I have arthritic knees and I’m pretty much La-Z-Boy bound. I just want to thank you for sharing your trips with me as I get to travel vicariously I remember my dad used to fly airplanes and we flew to the New York world fair when I was in my teens, I always learned something from you Mr. Alexander❤️
I'm 61 now, but when I was around 7 or so, we went down to NYC from Syracuse and we actually climbed that spiral stair case and looked out at NYC from her crown! I was sooo disappointed as a child because the windows in the crown were sooooo dirty, both inside and out, that you could hardly see anything - and much smaller than we'd imagined they would be too! Her arm had just recently been closed so we could not view NYC from her torch tho! We were all pooped when can reached outside....that was a whole lot of stairs!!! And there wasn't any kind of 'museum' etc then either....
I too have been up the spiral staircase to the windows in the crown and yes the torch was closed. A wonderful family vacation experience as a child. I think we tried counting the stairs. Your children will always have the great memories of New York. Thank you for bringing back the memories. 🙂🗽
When I was a child, I found information on the Statue of Liberty in my encyclopedia (pre internet days), that was when I learned about the staircase to the torch and crown. From then on, I always wanted to go to NYC and see the view from the crown. On my first trip to NYC I didn’t get a chance, but finally in 2018, I had my dream trip with my wonderful best friend. We were able to tour the statue, climb the stairs to the crown and then spent the afternoon touring Ellis island. So amazing, even though the windows were dirty, I didn’t care. On that trip, I am so glad we also took in Phantom of the Opera, that was a memorable and amazing trip.
Well I never knew that Castle Clinton and Castle Garden are one and the same so thank you for that Alex. My 3x great grandfather landed in September 1858 having left his wife and children back home in Yorkshire. He never returned and they never joined him but I have a number of letters that were sent back to his wife that document how things were before the Civil War.
It has changed SO much since I took my Daughter and niece there about 27 years ago, I love the whole museum aspect that wasn’t there back then. Thanks for the memories!!
My grandmother came to the statue in 1904 with her brother and my grandfather came for the 3rd and final time. They met in 1912 and the rest is history!!
Thank you Alex and family for the tour. I have always wanted to visit NY and the Statue of Liberty now at 76 with walking issues that pleasure is no longer an option. You're a great guide. I always enjoy your tours. ❤
I'm 62 and my Dad brought my sisters and I to the Statue of Liberty back in 1970. We went up to the crown and it was an amazing experience, Although, we thought those stairs would never end...It felt like forever as a kids to climb those winding stairs. My Grandparents came here in 1911 and took my Dad to the Statue of Liberty when he was a little boy...he went up into the original Torch. He was disappointed that he couldn't take us up to the torch when we were little because it was closed for repairs but he loved telling us about it for years...lol. I personally like the way it looked back than better than now. I'm Glad you and your family had a great time. Nice video!
Alex, you are such a wonderful storyteller. I loved this vid, not having been to New York it was a great virtual tour for me. Thank you to you and your lovely family. ❤
Visiting the Statue of Liberty was one of the big highlights for me when I visited NY. Thank you for showing us her again. I remember the gift shop was really cool.
Wow! Thank you. Really enjoyed seeing inside the statue. So kind of you to bring us all along on your visit. Just imagine how much longer that queue would have looked had we all been there in person with you!
I also have had vertigo for many years and what was interesting in my case is that when I went on a lobster boat in rocky seas my equalibrium calmed and I could stand up straight ❤❤❤❤
Thank you for the inside look of this Great piece of American history. I am 61 years old and lived on the West Coast all my life. I may make it to see the Statue of Liberty 1 day, but I have no intentions of going into the city of New York. Again, thank you for the video.
New York City is an experience you should explore, the history, the ethnicity, the honking taxis!! J/K there’s an ordinance against that these days! You really should do the hop on hop off red bus tours that are very informative!
I remember going up all the stairs and looking out the crown in the summer of 1964. I was 14. The summer of the NY World Fair, which we also attended. Saw “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” and the Rockettes.
Really interesting video! I remember my Mom talking about climbing up all the steps in the Statue of Liberty back in the late 40s. She said the steps were small and wedge shaped, not too bad going up but scary going down, and she got horrendous leg cramps.
One of the few places in America where you have to leave one state to get to the state you just left. The island is in New York, but it's completely surrounded by the waters of New Jersey.
The Statue of Liberty's face is what the sculptor Bartholdi wanted but originally he wanted the face to be that of his mother. Before the statue could be assembled, kids sent pennies for the base. I read a book about The Statue of Liberty to my elementary students every year. Amazing statue!
THANKS FOR SHAREING THE TOUR!!!!!!!!!!! I LIVE IN THE USA, BUT HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE STATUE OF LIBERTY. LOOKS LIKE YOU FOLKS ARE ENJOYING THE HISTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do take care. Fl., USA
I read the book about the restoration of our lady liberty 🗽 was a very interesting read ! Liberty that may be in jeopardy! Great video Alex! 🤔🫡🇺🇸🫡🇺🇸🫡🇺🇸
my Dad and his parents arrived on Ellis Island in 1 1951 escaped Poland in WW2 and lived in London for years. was on one of the last ships to the island
In my HS days my friend lived in Jersey City and I went to visit, I even got to the torch and looked out, we also went on top of the World Trade Center and looked down, ❤
I reached the torch in 1973. Good thing my claustrophobia hadn't kicked in yet. On the way down my friend had a panic attack and i had to almost carry her down that stairway! My dad had gone up to the torch after the War. Ellis Island is very interesting.
Melissa with those glasses reminds me of someone but I couldn't quite think who it might be. Well, I think it might be Diane Keaton, she looks good with specs too! ❤ XXX
Thank you once again for taking us along on this trip. I'll never get to visit this site in my lifetime. I totally enjoyed this. I gotta say ,you have a beautiful family, they are growing up too fast.
Thanks for showing me inside Statue of Liberty. I visited there in 1990-same time as July 4th which was not the best timing. The queue at the statue seemed to spiral on forever and was overwhelming for a young backpacker from a small country so I just took photos from outside then made a hasty retreat.
Your NYC visit is progressing nicely. Too bad the weather wasn't better for this leg. If you ever locate a Statue of Liberty radio, snatch it up. Looks impressive. Hope your Spring is going well.
I have studied the Titanic for decades and did not realize it was stopping at Ellis Island first... After Alex said that I had to look it up.... Yes, the Titanic was supposed to stop at Ellis Island before docking in Manhattan if it had arrived safely in New York City on April 17, 1912. American immigration laws required immigrants to be separated from other passengers, so they would be taken to Ellis Island for health checks and immigration processing before the ship docked... About half the Titanic passengers were immigrants, and therefore needed to stop at Ellis Island before entering the United States...
When I took my daughter to the Statue of Liberty, we had that tall narrow boat with the high center of gravity as well, but the swells were a lot bigger and it was rocking maniacally hard. We were one of the last groups to board and naturally, that meant we were on the top deck, where the swaying was even more pronounced. I didn't actually sit down in my seat as much as I was sling-shotted down by the slamming of the boat from side to side. I don't know how they escape without injuries, man overboard situations and/or deaths on that boat. Whoever built that boat should never be allowed to be near a shipyard ever again. When we finally got to Liberty Island, both me and my daughter had to find a bench on stable ground to sit down to try to keep from throwing up, it was so bad. We skipped the statue tour. Luckily, the boat ride back was on a different boat and much smoother.
I went to the top of the Statue back in 1980. This was before it was remodeled on the inside and you could walk up to look out of the crown on her head. Narrow spiral steps. Cool to do.
Hi Alex and family. Enjoy your trip to NYC. I went there on my senior class trip in 1965. I went across like you did and went up to an outside area to look thru big binoculars to see things. It’s not much different. Maybe more rocks below and less building around it and it was a fascinating place. We weren’t allowed up in the tower she’s holding as it was being worked on . The UN is another interesting place. Lots of shopping areas, etc. And the world’s Fair was there that year. Have a great time❣️❤️🥰👍
When I was on a high school trip in 1964, we did walk all the way up. there were little places off to the side where you could step off and rest. On the same tour we also walked to the top of the Washington Monument in DC.
Thanks ALEX! Once again I have gained knowledge from you. I live in a western suburb of Chicago. Never have been to New York . ( I’m 68 years old) …… bet of health….Wally
I grew up in UPSTATE NY and have never been to visit either the statue or the island. I know many of my father's people came from Ireland and passed through the port before she was erected, some before there was a processing center. Those were the days, my friends!
I can't get over the videos lately, when you introduced us to the boys they were all tiny much shorter than you. Now they're grown up so tall with such deep voices
That park of your intro, with you pointing at the statue behind you, is my favorite part. You just look like a super cool New Yorker, in your peacoat. ✌🏻🤍🤞
Teenage Abigail is maybe a bit embarrassed by a Dad narrating aloud in public. Stephen and Jason have gotten past that now, and she will, too. In the end he’s a cool dad.
Alex, thank you and your family for sharing your trip! My son lived and worked in a fashion house just off Broadway, and one of my very favorite excursions was to the statue and Ellis Island! The first time I was there the docking building wasn’t there. It would’ve been early 2008. The next time I went the arrival/departure building was there but the girder wasn’t full of coins! The new museum was being built the last time I was there, so I was thrilled to see the new museum with you all! My husband got sick and passed, so my son moved home to help me. So, I haven’t been back since 2018! Thank you again for your wonderful tour with your family!! ❤
Thanks! The Museum on Liberty Island is just great, I loved it, and Ellis Island too. I hope you were able to look up your ancestors in the archives on Ellis Island…also available online.
Welcome to the New Jersey side of the River to see the Lady. Were you able to see Ellis Island? Since I was born and raised in New Jersey, this was a short trip for us to go to Liberty Park and ferry to the Lady. Glad to see you enjoyed this trip.
I've never been to the Statue. It's amazing how huge the base of it is. Thanks for the tour! (Psst, The Daily Planet is Superman, Spider-Man works at The Daily Bugle.)
54 years ago we honeymooned in the Taft Hotel near Times Square. It cost $19/night. It is now called The Michaelangelo and costs about $300/night!! Two weeks later my husband left for Vietnam
I lived in New Jersey (Bayonne) across from the statue where I could see it every day, I lived there for four years when I was a young woman and we never went to the statue of liberty. I'm 84 now and seeing it today with your family. Oh, I also went to the World's Fair, Linda Sesker. Maybe I saw you there?
I will never get to visit, I'm in England and not in good health, so I thank you for these exploration videos - they are really neat, to use your own words!
When I came to the United States on board Ship from Bremerhaven ,Germany in June 1966 we passed by the Statue of Liberty which btw is located in New Jersey....!
I did that trip with a group of kindergartners and first graders many years ago. Going up the stairs made me freak out and I almost cried. Here I am holding a five-year-old child’s hand while she’s saying “it’s OK Mrs. D, you’ll be OK don’t worry!”
I did those old spiral stairs to the top many years ago. Hard to remember when I could do stuff like that. I'm surprised Melissa was willing to go up so far. I seem to remember she doesn't like heights!
I've been up in the crown before, but these days I'd have to use the elevator and the base is as far as I could go. (if I had a rental scooter to get that far from the ferry!)
Brooklyn botanical gardens are amazing to walk through. In Manhattan there is a lego store, M&M store, its near Time Square and Time Scare a haunted house. I stayed at The Row.
The original structure was intended to be an 86-foot-tall figure of hope and liberty called “Egypt Carrying The Light to Asia” and would become a symbol of “progress”. However, it was dismissed by the Egyptian ruler at the time, Isma'il Pasha.
Traveling with the Archbold family is always fun. The cost of a UA-cam subscription is nominal and I never have to leave my recliner. Thanks! 🐾🗽
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Hi, I have arthritic knees and I’m pretty much La-Z-Boy bound. I just want to thank you for sharing your trips with me as I get to travel vicariously I remember my dad used to fly airplanes and we flew to the New York world fair when I was in my teens, I always learned something from you Mr. Alexander❤️
I'm 61 now, but when I was around 7 or so, we went down to NYC from Syracuse and we actually climbed that spiral stair case and looked out at NYC from her crown! I was sooo disappointed as a child because the windows in the crown were sooooo dirty, both inside and out, that you could hardly see anything - and much smaller than we'd imagined they would be too! Her arm had just recently been closed so we could not view NYC from her torch tho! We were all pooped when can reached outside....that was a whole lot of stairs!!! And there wasn't any kind of 'museum' etc then either....
I too have been up the spiral staircase to the windows in the crown and yes the torch was closed. A wonderful family vacation experience as a child. I think we tried counting the stairs. Your children will always have the great memories of New York. Thank you for bringing back the memories. 🙂🗽
When I was a child, I found information on the Statue of Liberty in my encyclopedia (pre internet days), that was when I learned about the staircase to the torch and crown. From then on, I always wanted to go to NYC and see the view from the crown. On my first trip to NYC I didn’t get a chance, but finally in 2018, I had my dream trip with my wonderful best friend. We were able to tour the statue, climb the stairs to the crown and then spent the afternoon touring Ellis island. So amazing, even though the windows were dirty, I didn’t care. On that trip, I am so glad we also took in Phantom of the Opera, that was a memorable and amazing trip.
thank you for such a great tour of the Statue of Liberty, I saw it from across the water in 1964 when I came here on my honeymoon almose 60 years ago.
Well I never knew that Castle Clinton and Castle Garden are one and the same so thank you for that Alex. My 3x great grandfather landed in September 1858 having left his wife and children back home in Yorkshire. He never returned and they never joined him but I have a number of letters that were sent back to his wife that document how things were before the Civil War.
❤️❤️💚💚🙏🏻🙏🏻🇬🇧🇬🇧, great video I’ve never seen the inside of the statue before,museum inside very neat.❤
I must say, Melissa looks lovely in a pale shade of green!
It has changed SO much since I took my Daughter and niece there about 27 years ago, I love the whole museum aspect that wasn’t there back then. Thanks for the memories!!
Congratulations Alex for being able to walk through those doors ❤❤❤❤
My grandmother came to the statue in 1904 with her brother and my grandfather came for the 3rd and final time. They met in 1912 and the rest is history!!
So glad that you shared & that Melissa went with you all & survived majestically!!!
Thank you Alex and family for the tour. I have always wanted to visit NY and the Statue of Liberty now at 76 with walking issues that pleasure is no longer an option. You're a great guide. I always enjoy your tours. ❤
I'm 62 and my Dad brought my sisters and I to the Statue of Liberty back in 1970. We went up to the crown and it was an amazing experience, Although, we thought those stairs would never end...It felt like forever as a kids to climb those winding stairs. My Grandparents came here in 1911 and took my Dad to the Statue of Liberty when he was a little boy...he went up into the original Torch. He was disappointed that he couldn't take us up to the torch when we were little because it was closed for repairs but he loved telling us about it for years...lol. I personally like the way it looked back than better than now. I'm Glad you and your family had a great time. Nice video!
That is amazing family memories ❤ thanks for sharing.
Very cool!! thanks for taking us along!
Alex, you are such a wonderful storyteller. I loved this vid, not having been to New York it was a great virtual tour for me. Thank you to you and your lovely family. ❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
I've always wondered what it was like inside, thank you for taking us along. 😊
My pleasure 😊
Visiting the Statue of Liberty was one of the big highlights for me when I visited NY. Thank you for showing us her again. I remember the gift shop was really cool.
So cool to see. I loved this!
Alex, you are the Best Tour Guide, it's all the details you include. Also, such a beautiful family. ❤
Wow! Thank you. Really enjoyed seeing inside the statue. So kind of you to bring us all along on your visit. Just imagine how much longer that queue would have looked had we all been there in person with you!
Ty for sharing
You are so welcome
@CuriosityIncorporated did you go and see where the twin towers were
I also have had vertigo for many years and what was interesting in my case is that when I went on a lobster boat in rocky seas my equalibrium calmed and I could stand up straight ❤❤❤❤
Thank you for the inside look of this Great piece of American history. I am 61 years old and lived on the West Coast all my life. I may make it to see the Statue of Liberty 1 day, but I have no intentions of going into the city of New York. Again, thank you for the video.
New York City is an experience you should explore, the history, the ethnicity, the honking taxis!! J/K there’s an ordinance against that these days! You really should do the hop on hop off red bus tours that are very informative!
I remember going up all the stairs and looking out the crown in the summer of 1964. I was 14. The summer of the NY World Fair, which we also attended. Saw “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” and the Rockettes.
There's a 1/4 scale 14 ton version of the lady in France, Dedicated July 4th, 1889.
There are actually many of them! I’ve seen the one in the Orsay, the one in the Musee de Arts et Métiers, and the one in Luxembourg Gardens.
Really interesting video! I remember my Mom talking about climbing up all the steps in the Statue of Liberty back in the late 40s. She said the steps were small and wedge shaped, not too bad going up but scary going down, and she got horrendous leg cramps.
One of the few places in America where you have to leave one state to get to the state you just left. The island is in New York, but it's completely surrounded by the waters of New Jersey.
The Statue of Liberty's face is what the sculptor Bartholdi wanted but originally he wanted the face to be that of his mother. Before the statue could be assembled, kids sent pennies for the base. I read a book about The Statue of Liberty to my elementary students every year. Amazing statue!
True. It’s not his mother’s face, but no one knows who else it might be. Probably an amalgamation. 🤷♀️
@@ladysparkymartin Agree.
THANKS FOR SHAREING THE TOUR!!!!!!!!!!! I LIVE IN THE USA, BUT HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE STATUE OF LIBERTY. LOOKS LIKE YOU FOLKS ARE ENJOYING THE HISTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do take care. Fl., USA
On my bucket list, want to go to Ellis Island too look up my great grandparents who came from Germany.
I read the book about the restoration of our lady liberty 🗽 was a very interesting read ! Liberty that may be in jeopardy! Great video Alex! 🤔🫡🇺🇸🫡🇺🇸🫡🇺🇸
my Dad and his parents arrived on Ellis Island in 1 1951 escaped Poland in WW2 and lived in London for years. was on one of the last ships to the island
In my HS days my friend lived in Jersey City and I went to visit, I even got to the torch and looked out, we also went on top of the World Trade Center and looked down, ❤
Sorry not torch, I went to her crown
I reached the torch in 1973. Good thing my claustrophobia hadn't kicked in yet. On the way down my friend had a panic attack and i had to almost carry her down that stairway! My dad had gone up to the torch after the War. Ellis Island is very interesting.
Melissa with those glasses reminds me of someone but I couldn't quite think who it might be. Well, I think it might be Diane Keaton, she looks good with specs too! ❤ XXX
Thank you once again for taking us along on this trip. I'll never get to visit this site in my lifetime. I totally enjoyed this. I gotta say ,you have a beautiful family, they are growing up too fast.
It's great that you and your family travel together. Pretty awesome.
It really is!
Great video!!! Always wanted to see the inside! Thanks so much for the tour! ☺
Any time!
Thanks for taking us along! I live in Wisconsin and have never seen the Statue of Liberty. I had no idea that you can inside the statue .
You bet!
The area with the Statue of Liberty sure has changed since I was there with a friend 50 years ago
Thanks for showing me inside Statue of Liberty. I visited there in 1990-same time as July 4th which was not the best timing. The queue at the statue seemed to spiral on forever and was overwhelming for a young backpacker from a small country so I just took photos from outside then made a hasty retreat.
Your NYC visit is progressing nicely. Too bad the weather wasn't better for this leg. If you ever locate a Statue of Liberty radio, snatch it up. Looks impressive. Hope your Spring is going well.
I have studied the Titanic for decades and did not realize it was stopping at Ellis Island first... After Alex said that I had to look it up....
Yes, the Titanic was supposed to stop at Ellis Island before docking in Manhattan if it had arrived safely in New York City on April 17, 1912. American immigration laws required immigrants to be separated from other passengers, so they would be taken to Ellis Island for health checks and immigration processing before the ship docked...
About half the Titanic passengers were immigrants, and therefore needed to stop at Ellis Island before entering the United States...
Great info
I made the walk up to the crown back in 1978.
When I took my daughter to the Statue of Liberty, we had that tall narrow boat with the high center of gravity as well, but the swells were a lot bigger and it was rocking maniacally hard. We were one of the last groups to board and naturally, that meant we were on the top deck, where the swaying was even more pronounced. I didn't actually sit down in my seat as much as I was sling-shotted down by the slamming of the boat from side to side. I don't know how they escape without injuries, man overboard situations and/or deaths on that boat. Whoever built that boat should never be allowed to be near a shipyard ever again. When we finally got to Liberty Island, both me and my daughter had to find a bench on stable ground to sit down to try to keep from throwing up, it was so bad. We skipped the statue tour. Luckily, the boat ride back was on a different boat and much smoother.
I went to the top of the Statue back in 1980. This was before it was remodeled on the inside and you could walk up to look out of the crown on her head. Narrow spiral steps. Cool to do.
Fascinating tour. That is probably the only time I will ever see the statue. Thank you. Enjoy your trip.
Hi Alex and family. Enjoy your trip to NYC. I went there on my senior class trip in 1965. I went across like you did and went up to an outside area to look thru big binoculars to see things. It’s not much different. Maybe more rocks below and less building around it and it was a fascinating place. We weren’t allowed up in the tower she’s holding as it was being worked on . The UN is another interesting place. Lots of shopping areas, etc. And the world’s Fair was there that year. Have a great time❣️❤️🥰👍
Thank you for the tour!!!💖❤💘💝💓I love watching your videos, thank you for sharing and have a great day!!!!
When I was on a high school trip in 1964, we did walk all the way up. there were little places off to the side where you could step off and rest. On the same tour we also walked to the top of the Washington Monument in DC.
Thanks ALEX! Once again I have gained knowledge from you. I live in a western suburb of Chicago.
Never have been to New York . ( I’m 68 years old) …… bet of health….Wally
Best of health….Wally
awesome sights Statue of Liberty and Battery Park 🤩
Awesome, Thank You!!!! 🤗❤️👍🙋🏻♀️
So cool! Thanks for taking us along! 🗽
We climbed to the crown when I was a kid, but my parents had been in the torch way back when.
I love that curious mind of yours, Alex. Your family is beautiful ❤ Thank you, had my NYC trip in 2013
I grew up in UPSTATE NY and have never been to visit either the statue or the island. I know many of my father's people came from Ireland and passed through the port before she was erected, some before there was a processing center. Those were the days, my friends!
I can't get over the videos lately, when you introduced us to the boys they were all tiny much shorter than you. Now they're grown up so tall with such deep voices
That park of your intro, with you pointing at the statue behind you, is my favorite part. You just look like a super cool New Yorker, in your peacoat. ✌🏻🤍🤞
Poor Melissa, bless her heart. Always the trooper.❤
Love your daughter smoothly avoiding the camera at all times. I do that too!
Teenage Abigail is maybe a bit embarrassed by a Dad narrating aloud in public. Stephen and Jason have gotten past that now, and she will, too. In the end he’s a cool dad.
@@reiu956 Great dad!
I miss her interactions!
so cool Curiosity Family! tfs!!
Thanks for watching!
Ok, now I've been there.. 🥳 thank you for sharing and greetings from switzerland 😊🙋♀️🇨🇭
Yay Mike ❤
Wow! Good job Melissa!
Thanks for letting us tag along on your trip!
Thank for sharing. ❤
dont drop the phone.
always wondered why they never have wrist straps like cameras do
Its called a Lanyard you can purchase phone covers with a lanyard attached, or add one to your existing case🤔
Alex, thank you and your family for sharing your trip! My son lived and worked in a fashion house just off Broadway, and one of my very favorite excursions was to the statue and Ellis Island! The first time I was there the docking building wasn’t there. It would’ve been early 2008. The next time I went the arrival/departure building was there but the girder wasn’t full of coins! The new museum was being built the last time I was there, so I was thrilled to see the new museum with you all! My husband got sick and passed, so my son moved home to help me. So, I haven’t been back since 2018!
Thank you again for your wonderful tour with your family!! ❤
Thank you for sharing ❤
A Statue of Liberty menorah! Wow
Thanks! The Museum on Liberty Island is just great, I loved it, and Ellis Island too.
I hope you were able to look up your ancestors in the archives on Ellis Island…also available online.
Welcome to the New Jersey side of the River to see the Lady. Were you able to see Ellis Island? Since I was born and raised in New Jersey, this was a short trip for us to go to Liberty Park and ferry to the Lady. Glad to see you enjoyed this trip.
I did Ellis Island last time :)
I've never been to the Statue. It's amazing how huge the base of it is. Thanks for the tour! (Psst, The Daily Planet is Superman, Spider-Man works at The Daily Bugle.)
Steven is such a handsome young man. Xx
54 years ago we honeymooned in the Taft Hotel near Times Square. It cost $19/night. It is now called The Michaelangelo and costs about $300/night!! Two weeks later my husband left for Vietnam
I lived in New Jersey (Bayonne) across from the statue where I could see it every day, I lived there for four years when I was a young woman and we never went to the statue of liberty. I'm 84 now and seeing it today with your family. Oh, I also went to the World's Fair, Linda
Sesker. Maybe I saw you there?
I will never get to visit, I'm in England and not in good health, so I thank you for these exploration videos - they are really neat, to use your own words!
Thank you for sharing..so glad yall are enjoying your trip
How wonderful to see it up close and personal.
When I came to the United States on board Ship from Bremerhaven ,Germany in June 1966 we passed by the Statue of Liberty which btw is located in New Jersey....!
9:18 that is pretty cool
I did that trip with a group of kindergartners and first graders many years ago. Going up the stairs made me freak out and I almost cried. Here I am holding a five-year-old child’s hand while she’s saying “it’s OK Mrs. D, you’ll be OK don’t worry!”
I went up in the Statue of Liberty when I was 6 years old that was 60 years ago, probably used those old stairs😉
Thanks Alexander, we visited there years ago from the New Jersey side, Lonnnnngggggggg queing for the ferry!
I did those old spiral stairs to the top many years ago. Hard to remember when I could do stuff like that. I'm surprised Melissa was willing to go up so far. I seem to remember she doesn't like heights!
Ty for sharing such a "monumental" video ! I too wish to make it to ellis island to look up my grandparents. They came from Belgium .
Fascinating tour, very interesting thank you so much,i will never get to America.😢.
I want to visit there I haven't made it yet.
I’m the same way on a ferry. Can’t be inside or my vertigo is crazy. Outside with the fresh air is the only way to go, lol.
Ellis Island officially opened as an immigration station on January 1, 1892
I've been to the Bartholdi mudeum in Colmar, France...they have a 🗽 too beautiful town ...even more beautiful at Christmas
I've been up in the crown before, but these days I'd have to use the elevator and the base is as far as I could go. (if I had a rental scooter to get that far from the ferry!)
Brooklyn botanical gardens are amazing to walk through. In Manhattan there is a lego store, M&M store, its near Time Square and Time Scare a haunted house. I stayed at The Row.
Very cool. I still need to do that one day!
Alex back in the 90's my brother and I went there but we walked up to the crown of which was exhausting. But a wonderful experience.
The original structure was intended to be an 86-foot-tall figure of hope and liberty called “Egypt Carrying The Light to Asia” and would become a symbol of “progress”. However, it was dismissed by the Egyptian ruler at the time, Isma'il Pasha.
My grandmother was born at Ellis Island in 1919.
Coming from France.
That was very interesting to see.
T I have enjoyed your videos of your vacation😊
Glad you enjoyed it
Glad your teenagers seem to be weathering the transition into “adulthood “ ❤👍🤷🏼♂️ jeep up the good work!