A little-known element of the Statue of Liberty's original design almost changed how Americans viewed the monument forever.

New York City became the next stop in a journey testing and ranking 10 of America’s biggest tourist attractions. The day ...

Several independent tour companies offer tours to the Statue of Liberty that include private guides and extra perks like priority ferry boarding. Some also combine trips to the Statue of Liberty with ...

In this episode of “I Was There”, a series that highlights personal experiences in historical moments, VICE meets with Chino.

When entering New York Harbor by ship, there is a moment when the statue, which had appeared small in the distance, gradually grows larger, and the figure holding the torch becomes clearly visible. It ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Statue of Liberty was the work of French sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi. For more than a century, people have wondered ...

New York City lawmakers say many vendors are misleading tourists who seek an up-close experience, and they want to tighten ...

At the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., stands a 46-inch-tall model of an American icon – the Statue of Liberty – whose origin story may surprise you. "When this idea began, it was ...

A call that could easily have gone unnoticed for the Statue of Liberty to be repatriated to France has generated a media swarm over the sculpture and sparked a war of words between a European ...

France’s offer to the American people was a point made on a colossal scale, and world leaders’ exchange of tokens remains a complex art It was one of the most potent political gifts of modern times: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Statue of Liberty was the work of French sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi. For more than a century, people have wondered ...