Independence National Historical Park Tours
Independence Hall is the birthplace of the nation. Both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were debated and signed here. Join a park ranger to discover more about the founding of the nation and the paradoxes and promises of the American experiment. Timed tickets are required for this tour of the first floor of Independence Hall. Tours are 20 minutes and there is no seating available inside Independence Hall. Multiple Tours daily, see schedule for details.
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All tickets may be reserved on https://recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777 from 10AM to 12 Midnight. Tickets are released in two batches: Advance and Day-Before. Advance tickets are currently available through August 2024. Day-Before tickets become available at 5pm the day before the scheduled tour.
We release our Advance batch on a 30-day rolling window. (EX: September 1 tickets will be available on August 3.)
You must be logged onto your recreation.gov account before placing tickets into your cart. If you do not have a recreation.gov account, you must create one before continuing. Tickets are limited in quantity and remain available until fully reserved, or until the time of the scheduled tour. Whichever comes first. Tickets can be printed in advance or shown on a mobile device for scanning at the time of entry.
Reserved tickets, you must bring your “print at home” ticket(s) with you or show your ticket(s) on your mobile device. You must arrive at least a half hour (30 minutes) before your tour time, on the day of your visit, at the security entrance for Independence Hall at 5th and Chestnut streets. Tours begin promptly at their scheduled time, any late arriving ticket holders may not be guaranteed access to their tour. When purchasing tickets please be advised that minors receiving tickets MUST be accompanied by an adult on a tour. A limited number of tickets are available for each tour.
There are no public restrooms available on Independence Square or in Independence Hall. Please plan ahead. Restrooms are available at the Independence Visitor Center located at the corner of 6th and Market Streets.
Need help obtaining Independence Hall tickets for your school group or other non-profit education group? Visit: https://www.nps.gov/inde/planyourvisit/independencehall.htm