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Independence National Historical Park
Operating Hours & Seasons
 

The park is open daily with the exception of Christmas Day. The major park sites are generally open from 9 am - 5 pm with extended hours of operation during the summer months.

Review our Summer 2009  - Building hours and programs.

The following building hours remain the same throughout the year:

America's National Park Museum Shop Open 7 days 9am - 5pm
B. Free Franklin Post Office Mon. - Sat. 9am - 5pm
City Tavern Open 7 days Opens at 11am
Congress Hall Open 7 days 9am - 5pm
Edgar Allan Poe NHS Wed. - Sun. 9am - 5pm
Great Essentials Exhibit (West Wing) Open 7 days 9am - 5pm
Independence Living History Center Mon. -Sat. 9am - 5pm
Thaddeus Kosciuszko NM Wed. - Sun. Noon - 4pm



 

 

 
Ranger Hat
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Programs and events in and around Independence National Historical Park
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Painting of Benjamin Franklin
"Speak little, do much"
Learn more about Ben Franklin at Franklin Court
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Photo of Justice Bell  

Did You Know?
The Justice Bell is an earliest replica of the Liberty Bell. Ordered during the Women’s Suffrage Movement by Katherine Roshenbuger, it traveled all over as a symbol of suffrage. Now it rests at Valley Forge. Women gained the right to vote with the 19th Amendment in 1920.

Last Updated: June 27, 2009 at 04:40 EST