Statue of Liberty Tour & Free Kayaking at Pier 26 🌊

🌊Statue of Liberty Tour: You can bring food onto Liberty Island, but you can't take it into the pedestal or the crown. 🍃🌸 Medium-sized backpacks need to be checked, and you'll need a 25-cent coin. You can ask a staff member, maybe an elderly one, to borrow one. 🎒 Line up in advance. For example, I had a ticket for 1:30 p.m. It was too early to line up at 12:40 p.m., and 1:20 p.m. was a bit late. 🌊 I suggest lining up about 20 minutes early to catch the ferry to Liberty Island. 🚢 The line to board the ferry back is pretty long, taking about 20-30 minutes. I went on a Saturday afternoon. 🍃🌸 Because of the tight schedule, I didn't visit Ellis Island, which has an early immigration museum. 🏛️ 🌊Free Kayaking at Pier 26: If I remember correctly, it's available on Thursday afternoons after 5:30 p.m., as well as on weekends. 🍃🌸 Adjust your life jacket with the staff in advance. If it's too loose, you'll have to get a new one, which will make the waiting time even longer. 🌊There are two lines: one for singles and one for pairs. It's supposed to be 20 minutes of free kayaking, but actually, no one times it. We ended up playing for an hour. 🌊 🍃🌸 You can also visit nearby Wall Street, Trinity Church, One World Trade Center, and the 9/11 Museum while you're in Downtown. They're all very close! #NewYork 🌟