What day of the week should I visit the Statue of Liberty/Ellis island?|127517

I will be in New York August 8th-14th and am thinking it will be less crowded during the week. That leaves Aug. 10th-13th. Which day do you suggest? Thanks in advance.

July and August are the busiest months at the Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island while January and February are less crowded.

Lines for the ferry to Liberty Island are longest on weekends in the summer so keep that in mind.

During the week, the wait can be over an hour to get on the ferry so if you plan to visit the Statue of Liberty during the week, try and catch the first ferry of the day to avoid unnecessary waiting.

By the way, I heard in the news that tickets for the crown are booked up through Labor Day 2009.

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Visiting the Statue of Liberty

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i_d shoot for the middle of the week. either tues or thurs would probably be best, because of what the other person mentioned about the wed matinees, and also because some families might try to do a long weekend, so monday might be more crowded. but basically any day is going to be crazy because it_s one of the last weeks before school starts so people might be trying to squeeze in a last minute vacation. you can purchase tickets ahead of time for the ferry over to liberty island, and it will cut down on the line wait. if you do that i think you need to purchase them for a specific time, but then it_s (i think) a guarantee that you_ll get on that ferry, so i_d recommend that.

I agree with you that during the week should be better, especially now that you wouldn_t have school groups visiting during the week (or, at least, not as many as during the school year). I_d avoid Wednesday, though. People come into the city for Wednesday matinees, and maybe they would combine that with a visit there was well.