Operating Hours & Seasons

Independence Visitor Center

Open daily: 9am - 5pm
59 person capacity

 

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

 

National Constitution Center
Open Friday - Sunday: 11am - 3pm
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
  No tickets are required. Entrance is by tour only, first-come, first-served. Tours begin every 15 minutes
  9 person capacity per tour

• Congress Hall
  Open daily: 9am - 5pm
  Entrance is by tour only; first-come, first-served. No tickets are required. Tours begin every 15 minutes.
  9 person capacity

• Great Essentials Exhibit in the West Wing
  Closed
• Supreme Court chamber in Old City Hall
  Closed
• America's National Parks Museum Store in Old City Hall
  Open Wednesday - Sunday: 11am - 3pm
  3 person capacity

 

Portrait Gallery in the Second Bank of the United States
Open daily: 10am - 5pm
20 person capacity

 

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
  Closed

• 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 to 5pm

• Benjamin Franklin Museum Store
  Closed

 

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
  Open daily: 10am - 4pm
  No tickets required; entrance is first-come, first-served
  9 person capacity
• 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
  Check with the church for the latest visiting and worship schedule