Staten Island Ferry (free Statue of Liberty views)
Photo: Shaun Merritt · CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
🚂 Train · Manhattan
2 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚇About 20 min by subway or carFrom Midtown · Getting there: Subway 1 to South Ferry or R/W to Whitehall St; the terminal is right outside
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Some shadeGreat on sunny days · Good on cool days · Rain-OK · Wind-OK
- ⏱️Typical visit: 2 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall · Winter
The best free attraction in New York: the big orange ferry crosses the harbor in 25 minutes, with close-up deck views of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island and all of Lower Manhattan behind you; it runs every half hour, free, in any weather.
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