Operating Hours & Seasons

Upcoming Holiday Hours

• Christmas Eve, December 24: All park buildings close at 3pm.
• Chistmas Day, December 25: All park buildings are closed.
• New Year's Eve, December 31: The park is open regular hours.
• New Year's Day, January 1: The Liberty Bell Center, Independence Hall, and the Independence Visitor Center are open 11am to 4pm. All other park sites are closed.

 

Independence Visitor Center

Open daily: 9am - 5pm

 

Liberty Bell Center
Open daily: 9am - 5pm
Security screening closes at least 5 minutes before the building closes

 

President's House Site
Open daily: 7am - 10pm, year round

 

Independence Square Buildings
The buildings in the Independence Square security area include Independence Hall, Congress Hall, and the Great Essentials Exhibit in the West Wing. Access to the Square is through a security entrance located at 5th and Chestnut Streets. Security screening closes at least 15 minutes prior to the building closing times. *Note: Old City Hall and the America's National Parks Store in Old City Hall are not within the security area.

• Independence Hall
  Open daily: 9am - 5pm
  Entrance is by tour only; timed entry tickets are required March through December from 9am to 5pm. Learn how to obtain tickets on the park's ticketing web page.

• Congress Hall
  Open daily: 9am - 5pm, year round
  From March through December; entrance is by tour only, first-come, first-served. No tickets are required.

• Great Essentials Exhibit in the West Wing
  Open daily: 9am - 5pm, year round
• Supreme Court chamber in Old City Hall
  Open daily: 9am - 5pm thru December 31
• America's National Parks Museum Store in Old City Hall
  Open daily: 10am - 4pm (staffing permitting), thru December 31

 

Portrait Gallery in the Second Bank of the United States
Closed for a comprehensive preservation project. Check back for updates in Spring 2023.

 

Franklin Court Buildings
The Franklin Court complex includes the Benjamin Franklin Museum, the Franklin Court Printing Office & Bindery, the Fragments of Franklin Court Archeological Exhibit, the B. Free Franklin branch of the U.S. Post Office, and the Benjamin Franklin Museum Store.

• Benjamin Franklin Museum
  Open daily: 9am - 5pm, year round

• Franklin Court Printing Office & Bindery
  Open daily: 10am - 5pm, year round (last printing demonstration at 4:30pm)

• Fragments of Franklin Court Archeological Exhibit
  Closed

• B. Free Franklin branch of the U.S. Post Office
  Open Monday - Saturday: 9am - 12:45pm and 2pm - 5pm (staffing permitting)

• Benjamin Franklin Museum Store
  Open daily: 9am - 5pm, year round

 

Carpenters' Court
The buildings in Carpenters' Court include Carpenters' Hall and the New Hall Military Museum.

• Carpenters' Hall
  Closed for a comprehensive preservation project. See the temporary exhibit about Carpenters' Hall now on view in the Independence Visitor Center.
• New Hall Military Museum
  Closed, except for special events

 

Other Park Sites

• Free Quaker Meeting House
  Closed
• City Tavern (historic site, not a working restaurant)
  Closed
• Independence Archeology Lab
  Closed
• Bishop White House
  Closed
• Todd House
  Closed
• Declaration House
  Closed

• Germantown White House (Deshler-Morris House)
  Closed, except for special events

 

Nearby National Park Service Sites

• Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
  Open Friday - Sunday: 9am - 12pm, and 1pm - 5pm, (the site closes from 12pm to 1pm)

• Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
  Closed. This site is typically open from April through October. Check back in March for updated hours.

• Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') National Historic Site
  Open Tuesday - Sunday: 9am - 4pm. The grounds and churchyard are open daily sunup to sundown. Confirm church hours and services by calling the rector at 215-389-1513.