Thanks for the help so far. i am curious about the statue of liberty. is it open, can you go in? also can you see the statue of liberty when your flying into jfk? if so, what side of plane should you be on? how about the open top tour busses? they seem to bring you where you want to go, what about getting one of those plus a city pass, seems you get to where you want to go. thanks everyone, more ideas still appreciated.

mitch