Operating Hours & Seasons

December 2018 building hours for download (pdf)

 

Holiday Hours

• Christmas Eve, December 24, 2018
  All park buildings close at 3pm
• Christmas Day, December 25, 2018
  All park buildings are closed
• New Years Day, January 1, 2019
  Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell Center open 11am to 4pm; Independence Visitor Center open 8:30am to 6pm; all other park buildings are closed
• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday, January 21, 2019
  Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell Center, and the Benjamin Franklin Museum open 9am to 5pm; Independence Visitor Center open 8:30am to 6pm; all other park buildings are closed
• Presidents Day, February 18, 2019
  Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell Center, and the Benjamin Franklin Museum open 9am to 5pm; Independence Visitor Center open 8:30am to 6pm; all other park buildings are closed

 

Independence Visitor Center

Through June 2019: Open daily 8:30am - 6pm

 

Liberty Bell Center
Through June 2019: Open daily 9am - 5pm
Security screening closes 5 minutes before the building closes

 

National Constitution Center
Monday - Saturday: 9:30am - 5pm
Sunday: 12noon - 5pm
Fee charged

 

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 Independence Square Museum Store are not within the security area.

• Independence Hall
  Through June 2019: Open daily 9am - 5pm
  Tickets are required March - December; no tickets are required in January - February, or after 5pm during summer hours. No tickets are required on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve (December 24), or Independence Day (July 4).

• Congress Hall
  Open daily: 9am - 5pm
  April - October: Tours every 20 minutes
  November, December and March: Tours every 30 minutes
  January - February: Self-guided

• Great Essentials Exhibit in the West Wing
  Open daily: 9am-5pm
• Supreme Court chamber in Old City Hall
  Open daily: 9am - 5pm
  *Note: This site will be closed for renovations from mid-January through March.
• Independence Square Museum Store in Old City Hall
  Open daily: 9am - 5pm
  *Note: The store will be closed for renovations from mid-January through March.

 

Portrait Gallery in the Second Bank of the United States
Through February 28, 2019: Open Saturday - Sunday 11am - 5pm
Check back for spring hours

 

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
  Fee charged

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

• Fragments of Franklin Court Archeological Exhibit
  Through June 2019: 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
  Through June 2019: Closed except for special events
  December 8 - 9 (Army/Navy game weekend): Open 9am - 5pm

 

Other Park Sites

• City Tavern
  March through December: Open daily at 11:30am for dining
  January and February: Open Tuesday through Sunday at 11:30am for dining; also open on New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and Presidents' Day

• Free Quaker Meeting House
  Through February 2019: Closed
  Check back for spring hours
• Independence Archeology Lab
  Weekdays by appointment only, please call 215-861-4956
  Must be at least 16 years old; no more than 4 people in a group
• Bishop White House
  Through June 2019: Closed

• Todd House
  Through June 2019: Closed
• Declaration House
  Through June 2019: Closed
• Germantown White House (Deshler-Morris House)
  Through June 2019: Closed except for special events

 

Nearby National Park Service Sites

• Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
  Open Friday - Sunday: 9am - 5pm, closed from Noon to 1pm

• Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
  November - March: Closed
  April - October: Open Saturday - Sunday, Noon to 4pm

• Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') National Historic Site
  Open Tuesday - Sunday 9am - 4pm
  Services on Sundays at 10am, Evensong on Tuesdays at 6:30pm