Self-Guided Timed Entry
The Rotunda of the National Archives Building in Washington, DC, is open for viewing of the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, and Bill of Rights. Starting August 16th, 2021, The Lawrence F. O’Brien Gallery, featuring Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote, and the David M. Rubenstein Gallery, featuring Records of Rights, will also be open to visitors.
- Timed entry tickets are required for entry. You may purchase a maximum of six tickets per session.
- Timed entry tickets are available for entry times from 10:00am to 5:00pm. Timed entry ends at 5:00pm to afford our visitors enough time to experience the Rotunda before the exhibit closes promptly at 5:30pm. Persons arriving after their scheduled ticket time are not guaranteed admission to the museum.
- While admission to the National Archives is free, there is a $1 convenience fee charged per ticket by the ticketing service provider (recreation.gov). Convenience fee sales are final and are not subject to refunds for any reason, even if the museum experiences an unannounced closure.
Please read the information provided in the Facility Information tab on this website for complete information on the museum's enhanced safety measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Personal and other information collected through recreation.gov will be shared with NARA's support partner, the National Archives Foundation, in order to conduct outreach and enhance the visitor experience. If you do not want your personal and other information shared with the Foundation, please email visitorservices@nara.gov.
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Need to Know
The National Archives Museum is located at 701 Constitution Avenue, NW [between 7th & 9th Streets] Washington, DC 20408. There is limited, metered parking available on various streets around the National Archives Museum, but use of the Metro (Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter (Green/Yellow Lines) is strongly suggested.
- Your reservation confirmation email (digital or printed) acts as your ticket and is required for entry.
- Plan to arrive at the entrance at least 10 minutes prior to the reservation time. Include all members of your party in the reservation, regardless of age.
- Visitors are subject to security screening.
Entry to the National Archives is free. However, a nonrefundable $1 advance reservation service fee applies to each timed entry reservation. In the event of the museum’s closure due to inclement weather or other circumstances, refunds will not be issued. Reservations will be honored on the first day that the museum resumes normal operating procedures.
