The Department of Interior said in a statement that both Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty will remain open.
The Statue of Liberty in New York City, New York is one of the world's most iconic landmarks and most popular tourist attractions, but over a hundred years ago, it actually used to be a lighthouse.
The Statue of Liberty could close, and other Park Service sites already have. Officials worried tourists would stay home.
The city's first public statue was installed in 1950 by the Boy Scouts of America in a "Strengthening the Arm of Liberty" ...
The United States government officially shut down on October 1, yet the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island will remain open.
Georgia Estes of the John Cain-Benjamin Culp Chapter of DAR had a program on the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor at their October meeting. The statue will celebrate her 140th birthday next year ...
A humpback whale ready for its close-up frolicked in front of the Statue of Liberty, One World Trade Center and other iconic sights off New York Harbor on Tuesday.