When I think of major New York City statues, though there are many, two iconic ones that come to mind are the Statue of Liberty and the bull on Wall Street.
I wanted to see both of them - and I did.
It has been said that the best free view of the Statue of Liberty is to ride the ferry between the southern tip of Manhattan and Staten Island. The ferry runs every day, all day, always free, no reservations required. The southbound trip (shown above, I am on the northbound trip capturing this image) travels close enough that even on a moving boat with my point and shoot camera I was able to get these images. It was a hot and hazy day but still.......
Nice place to go for a pleasure sail.
There are paid reserve ticket ferries that go directly to the statue and dock. Lots of people are standing along the edge at left above who did just that.
Mighty nice gesture of France to donate this to the United States. It was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel. The statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886.
This is the view of Lower Manhattan from the end of the ferry - back or front - coming or going - this one coming since there is no wake.
Approaching Manhattan, the ferry will dock where the red arrow points.
A short walk from the ferry station and I found there were only a few other tourists at the bull on this particular weekday morning. Some felt the need to climb on it...
...while others were content to pose with it.
Some were content to walk on by.
The ride back uptown began with a nearly empty car on the subway. Ah, New York.
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