Operating Hours & Seasons

Holiday Hours

Thanksgiving, November 25
Liberty Bell Center and Independence Hall open 11am to 4pm; all other park buildings are closed

Christmas Eve, December 24
All park buildings close at 3pm

Christmas Day, December 25
All park buildings are closed

New Year's Day, January 1
Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell Center, and the Independence Visitor Center open 11am to 4pm; all other park buildings are closed

 

Independence Visitor Center

Open daily: 9am - 5pm

 

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

 

National Constitution Center
Open Wednesday - Sunday: 10am - 5pm
Fee charged; advanced timed tickets required

 

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

 

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 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. Learn how to obtain tickets on the park's ticketing web page.

• Congress Hall
  Open daily: 9am - 5pm
  Entrance is by tour only; first-come, first-served. No tickets are required. Tours begin every 20 minutes.

• Great Essentials Exhibit in the West Wing
  Closed
• Supreme Court chamber and lobby exhibit in Old City Hall
  Supreme Court chamber closed; lobby exhibit open daily: 10am - 4:30pm
• America's National Parks Museum Store in Old City Hall
  Open daily: 10am - 4:30pm

 

Portrait Gallery in the Second Bank of the United States
Through October 24, 2021: Open daily: 10am - 5pm
The building is closing for renovations in the end of October

 

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

• Franklin Court Printing Office & Bindery
  Closed

• Fragments of Franklin Court Archeological Exhibit
  Closed

• B. Free Franklin branch of the U.S. Post Office
  Open Monday - Saturday: 9am - 5pm

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

 

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

• Carpenters' Hall
  March - December: Open Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 4pm
  January - February: Open Wednesday - Sunday 10am - 4pm
• New Hall Military Museum
  Closed

 

Other Park Sites

• Free Quaker Meeting House
  Through October 2021: Open Friday - Saturday: 11am - 4pm
  Closed November through Februrary
  No tickets required; entrance is first-come, first-served
• 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

 

Nearby National Park Service Sites

• Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
  Closed

• Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
  Closed

• Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') National Historic Site
  Open Tuesday - Sunday: 9am - 4pm. The grounds and churchyard are open daily sunup to sundown.