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CityPass is making visiting the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island much more simple and affordable this summer. In addition to saving almost 50% to see the city’s selected most-famous attractions, New York CityPass ticket holders get a time-saving advantage: they move to the front of the line awaiting security protocols, bypassing general admission lines at Battery Park.

One of six New York CityPass tickets (others include the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Empire State Building, Guggenheim Museum, American Museum of Natural History, and Museum of Modern Art), Statue Cruises’ ferries serve Liberty Island and Ellis Island as a National Park Service operator. Note: There are two ways to enjoy the Statue of Liberty with CityPass; with Statue Cruises boats delivering visitors the Statue of Liberty and spending several hours on both islands, or viewing it as part of a narrated two hour half-circle cruise with Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises.

Summer is the ideal time of year to experience the Statue of Liberty. It is an American icon and a magnificent work of art. CityPass spotlights the Statue of Liberty this month as its featured attraction.  The information includes tips to plan for the first Statue Cruises departure; how to breeze past long lines and where to enter the security tent for boarding, and ways to enjoy the history and highlights of the statue and immigration museum.

Actual admission tickets are bundled in a pocket-size ticket booklet. Also included are hours, tips, transportation directions, four pages of expert advice taken directly from the pages of National Geographic Traveler magazine, shopping values, and dining offers, making New York CityPass a budget-busting little guidebook to the Big Apple. Adult New York CityPass: $74, a $134 value; kids, $54, a $106 value.

Purchase tickets at any participating attraction or in advance, online at www.citypass.com and sent to home, office or hotel addresses. Save shipping fees with the print-at-home voucher option; vouchers are redeemed at a participating attraction.

CityPass saves money and time in 11 North American destinations: New York, Atlanta, Chicago, San Francisco, Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia, Seattle, Hollywood, Houston, Texas (new this year), and Southern California. For further information, to take a page-by-page peek at each CityPass ticket booklet, or link to each attraction, click on www.citypass.com.