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Boston National Historical Park
Operating Hours & Seasons
Visitor centers and sites are open year-round.

Downtown visitor center (15 State Street), open daily, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  

Charlestown Navy Yard visitor center open daily, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Summer (July - August) open 9:00 a.m. to 6 p.m.   

Faneuil Hall open daily 9 a.m to 5 p.m. except during city sponsored events.

Bunker Hill Monument open daily from 9 a.m to 5 p.m. Last climb at 4:30 pm.  Summer (July - August) open, 9:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. Last climb at 5:30 pm.

USS CASSIN YOUNG open daily during the winter from noon to 3 p.m. Weather permitting. Below deck tours at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.  Summer (July - August) open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.     

U.S.S. CONSTITUTION is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m in the summer and Thursday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. during the winter.

Most other historic sites are open 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. peak season and 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. off season.  

All park sites and both visitor centers are closed Thanksgiving, December 25, and January 1.
Old North Church Steeple  

Did You Know?
Did you know that Old North Church's steeple has been replaced twice since the display of the signal lanterns on April 18, 1775? In neither case was the downfall caused by revolution, but by a mighty wind, a nameless storm of October, 1804, and Hurricane Carol, August, 1954.

Last Updated: November 19, 2008 at 11:11 EST