Overview

• National Park Service shuttered the Liberty Bell Center, Independence Hall, Franklin Court and the Benjamin Franklin Museum, with several nearby historic gardens also closed.
• Open-air areas inside Independence National Historical Park generally remain accessible under the Interior Department’s contingency plan, but barricades block entry to staffed buildings.
• The Independence Visitor Center is open, the Liberty Bell is viewable through an east-side window, and numerous private institutions — from the Betsy Ross House to the National Constitution Center — continue operating.
• Park rangers and guides at Independence Park are furloughed, while TSA agents and air-traffic controllers in Philadelphia are working without pay as some support staff are furloughed.
• Visit Philadelphia has not committed to funding operations, though the agency says it may consider limited coverage on a holiday weekend if the shutdown persists.