The Statue of Liberty was the work of French sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi. For more than a century, people have wondered about the model Bartholdi used for Lady Liberty. Historical records ...

The Statue of Liberty was originally designed as a marker of liberation of African Americans and the end of the Civil War. That part of its history was overshadowed by a late design change to instead ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Why is no one allowed on the viewing platform of the Statue of Liberty’s famous torch? For the answer, you have to travel all the way back to 1916 ...

Famous landmarks draw millions of visitors each year, but most people only see what’s on the surface. Behind the grand ...