Photo by Ulrike Johnson
Liberty State Park in New Jersey is the best place to view the Statue of Liberty without actually taking a ferry to the statue. Fifty years ago, the park was nothing more than an abandoned and decaying industrial wasteland.
by Jeff Johnson Jr.
by Jeff Johnson Jr.
Short of actually taking a ferry to Liberty Island, the best place to see the Statue of Liberty isn't in New York. It's in New Jersey.
Visiting Liberty State Park, it's hard to believe that what is now, according to the New York Times, New Jersey's most visited state park was once a wasteland of obsolete and rusting industrial infrastructure. The park now offers pristine waterfront walkways, plenty of open space, and views of both Lady Liberty and the Manhattan skyline.
In its New Jersey section on June 22, The New York Times ran this feature on the late Jersey City city council member Morris Pesin, who campaigned for the creation of the park.
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