9. The Keeper of the Flame

Charlie Deleo, the Keeper of the Flame. Photograph by Stephanie de Rouge.

Charlie Deleo, also known as the “Keeper of the Flame,” spent 33 years taking care of the Statue of Liberty. He was one of the only one people access and had a deep personal connection to the statue as a whole.  Inside, the stastue there is the narrow, ladder that leads up to the torch and is the only access route. Can you imagine tourists climbing this back in the day?