Operating Hours & Seasons

January 2020 building hours for download (pdf)
February 2020 building hours for download (pdf)
 

Holiday Hours

  • Presidents Day, February 17, 2020
    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 2020: Open daily 8:30am - 6pm
Check back for summer hours
 

Liberty Bell Center
Through June 2020: Open daily 9am - 5pm
Security screening closes 5 minutes before the building closes
Check back for summer hours

 

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 2020: 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).
    Check back for summer hours
  • Congress Hall
    Open daily: 9am - 5pm
    April - October: Tours every 20 minutes
    November, December and March: Tours every 30 minutes
    January - February: Self-guided
 

Portrait Gallery in the Second Bank of the United States
Through February 2020: Open Saturday and 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.

  • 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.

 

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
 

Nearby National Park Service Sites

Last updated: January 24, 2020

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Mailing Address:

143 S. 3rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Phone:

(215) 965-2305

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