Travel blog by Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog) – Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog) - Travel & Lifestyle Hipster Blog Arriving from the Atlantic, intrepid travellers are welcomed into New York by the 46 metre statue of Libertas that has been greeting overseas visitors to the Big Apple since its installation in 1886. Nestled behind the statue of liberty is a huge cityscape of towering skyscrapers at the bottom of which lay New York’s vibrant and bustling streets.