If you go and want to experience the view from the...

If you go and want to experience the view from the crown, plan ahead and buy tickets online with much lead time as possible. You can get to the pedestal by elevator but you would have to use the staircase similar to one inside lighthouse to reach the crown. Seems like the ferry from NJ seemed to be less crowded than the ferry from NY side. It's a great place of history to visit. Iconic statue that most people relate with NY and USA.