When Liberty Enlightening the World arrived in New York Harbor on June 17, 1885, the statue didn’t yet have a pedestal on which to stand. It wasn’t until more than a year later, when the ...

At the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., stands a 46-inch-tall model of an American icon – the Statue of Liberty – whose origin story may surprise you. "When this idea began, it was ...

11. Lazarus’ hometown, New York City, has a public high school named after her. Fittingly, the Emma Lazarus High School on ...