Plan A Field Trip

Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell Center are both open.
  • From March through December, entrance to Independence Hall is by tour only from 10:40 am to 4:20 pm—and timed entry tickets are required. Need help obtaining Independence Hall tickets for your school group? See the form below.
  • Tickets are not required to enter Independence Hall between 9 am and 10:30 am in Fall 2024.
    • During this time, the Independence Hall experience is self-guided. Park rangers will be available to answer questions.
    • All non-ticketed visitors must exit the building by 10:30 am.
    • Plan to arrive early—due to building capacity limitations, not all visitors are guaranteed entry.
  • No tickets are necessary to visit the Liberty Bell Center.
  • Park operations could change at any time. Please view the Alerts for updates on closures and ticketing information for changes to Independence Hall ticket distribution.
  • Check out these field trip FAQs for the information you need to know.
 

Independence Hall Tickets for Teachers

Timed entry tickets are required for Independence Hall from March thru December (from 10:40 am to 4:20 pm) and on winter holiday weekends. Need help obtaining Independence Hall tickets for your school group or other non-profit education group? Just fill out the form below. Requests must be submitted at least two weeks in advance. Last minute requests are difficult to accommodate due to limitations on tour capacities. Our team will respond to your request within 72 hours. If you do not see a reply, please check your spam folder.
 

*Please note, individual reservations or commercial tour operators must reserve tickets through recreation.gov.
 

NPS Form 10-1750 (Rev. 04/2021)
National Park Service

OMB Control No. 1024-0228
Expiration Date 11/31/2025

Disclaimer:

A park representative will follow-up to confirm group details once this request has been received and reviewed.


NPS Form 10-1750 (Rev. 04/2021)
National Park Service

OMB Control No. 1024-0228
Expiration Date 11/31/2025

Notices

Privacy Act Statement

Authority: Public Law 114-289 National Park Service Centennial Act and 54 U.S.C. 100701 Protection, interpretation, and research in System.

Purpose: To administer education programs for education audiences including but not limited to school groups, scouting groups, extracurricular groups, and home school groups.

Routine Uses: To effectively manage requests for education received by the NPS, the Education Reservation Request Form is used to collect basic education reservation information to facilitate operational aspects of scheduling groups for park education programs, including in-park education programs, ranger in classroom programs, and/or online distance learning programs.

Disclosure: Voluntary, however, failure to provide the requested information may impede the ability to grant your education reservation request.

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

We are collecting this information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501) to provide park managers and educators the information needed to schedule and conduct education program activities. All applicable parts of the form must be completed in order for your request to be considered. You are not required to respond to this or any other Federal agency-sponsored information collection unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. OMB has approved this collection of information and assigned control number 1024-0288.

Estimated Burden Statement

Public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to average 5 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525. Do not send your completed form to this address.

Last updated: September 12, 2024

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