Operating Hours & Seasons

Independence Visitor Center

Open daily 9 am–5 pm

 

Liberty Bell Center

Open daily 9 am–5 pm
Security screening closes at least 5 minutes before the building closes

 

President's House Site

Open daily: 7 am–10 pm, 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.

• Independence Hall
  Open daily 9 am–5 pm (last tour starts at 4:40)
  Entrance is by tour only. Timed entry tickets are required March through December and winter holiday weekends 9 am–5 pm. Learn how to obtain tickets on the park's ticketing web page. No tickets are required for extended hours 5 pm–7 pm in the summer.

• Congress Hall
  Open daily: 9 am–5 pm
  From March through December; entrance is timed, first-come, first-served. No tickets are required.

• Great Essentials Exhibit in the West Wing
  Open daily: 9 am–5 pm, year round

 

Old City Hall

• Supreme Court chamber in Old City Hall
  Open daily: 9 am–5 pm, year round
• America's National Parks Museum Store in Old City Hall
  Open daily: 10 am–4 pm (staffing permitting)

 

Portrait Gallery in the Second Bank of the United States

Open Thursday through Sunday 11 am–5 pm

 

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: 9 am–5 pm, year round

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

• Fragments of Franklin Court Archeological Exhibit
  Closed

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

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

 

Carpenters' Court

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

• Carpenters' Hall
  Open Tuesday–Sunday,10 am–4 pm
• New Hall Military Museum
  Closed

 

Other Park Sites

• Free Quaker Meeting House
  Open Satudays and Sundays 11 am–4 pm

• City Tavern (historic site, not a working restaurant)
  Closed
• Bishop White House
  Closed
• Todd House
  Closed
• Declaration House
  Closed

• Germantown White House (Deshler-Morris House)
  Closed for renovation

 

Nearby National Park Service Sites

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

• Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
  Open Saturdays and Sundays, 12 noon–4 pm

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