to wait in line at all! we were so glad that we did because by the time we left about 2 hours later, the line wrapped around the entire square. it is free to go in but there was a small fee if you wanted to take the elevator to the base of the dome instead of the stairs, and with a bum ankle after a days of walking i took that option without a second thought.
as we were walking up to the entrance i turned to my cousin and asked if he recognized what music was playing over the loud speakers… it was the theme song from the rocky 