Popular Tourist Attractions Before They Were Destroyed

Statue of Liberty Torch

Visiting the one and only, Statue of Liberty when in New York City, was basically a rite passage. There are numerous things to do to be able to say you’ve experienced NYC, but the Liberty Torch was one of those things.

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The opportunity to climb all the way up to view the Manhattan skyline was hard to pass by. Unfortunately, for the time being, the climb to the top of the torch has been deemed ‘too dangerous for tourists’ since 1916.

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