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title: "How many steps up Statue of Liberty (pedestal)? 215"
description: "215 steps up Statue of Liberty (pedestal) in New York, United States. Open to climb. What that count reaches, the height climbed, and how it compares."
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# How many steps to the top of Statue of Liberty (pedestal)?

**Steps to the top of Statue of Liberty (pedestal): 215**

Reaching the top of the pedestal, at 47 m — the observation level below the statue itself · open to climb

The National Park Service counts 215 steps from the lobby to the top of the pedestal, and a lift serves the same level for visitors who need it. This is where most people stop: pedestal tickets are far more numerous than crown tickets and the view is arguably better, because you are looking at the statue rather than out of it. The pedestal alone is as tall as a fifteen-storey building. Everything above this point is a spiral staircase with no lift and no alternative.

## The numbers

- **Steps:** 215
- **Reaches:** the top of the pedestal, at 47 m — the observation level below the statue itself
- **Public access:** Open to climb
- **Where:** New York, United States
- **Height climbed:** 47 m — 154 ft
- **Average rise per step:** 219 mm

## What the climb is like

Around 10 minutes. A lift is available to the pedestal level; the crown climb above it is not.

> Published counts for the same structure routinely disagree by five to ten per cent, and nearly always for one of three reasons: whether intermediate landings count as steps, whether the final platform step counts, and where the climb is deemed to start. The figure here says what it reaches.

## How it compares

*Only the ones marked open to climb can actually be walked.*

- Leaning Tower of Pisa: 251 steps
- Milan Cathedral rooftop: 251 steps
- Christ the Redeemer: 220 steps
- Statue of Liberty (pedestal): 215 steps
- The Motherland Calls (Mamayev Kurgan): 200 steps
- Wembley Stadium (Royal Box): 107 steps
- Lincoln Memorial: 57 steps

*Statue of Liberty (pedestal) ranks 52 of 56 here by step count.*

| Structure | Steps | Reaches | Access |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Leaning Tower of Pisa | 251 | the bell chamber at the top, at 56 m | Open to climb |
| Milan Cathedral rooftop | 251 | the roof terraces, at 70 m among the spires | Open to climb |
| Christ the Redeemer | 220 | the statue's viewing platform, from the upper station of the Corcovado railway | Open to climb |
| Statue of Liberty (pedestal) | 215 | the top of the pedestal, at 47 m — the observation level below the statue itself | Open to climb |
| The Motherland Calls (Mamayev Kurgan) | 200 | the base of the statue, from the foot of the memorial complex | Open to climb |
| Wembley Stadium (Royal Box) | 107 | the Royal Box, where trophies are presented | Restricted — events or permit only |
| Lincoln Memorial | 57 | the statue chamber, from the plaza at the Reflecting Pool | Open to climb |

## Common questions

### How many steps to the top of Statue of Liberty (pedestal)?

215, reaching the top of the pedestal, at 47 m — the observation level below the statue itself.

### Can the public climb Statue of Liberty (pedestal)?

Open to climb. Around 10 minutes. A lift is available to the pedestal level; the crown climb above it is not.

### How high is that climb?

47 m, about 154 ft, which averages 219 mm per step.

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