The NCC is the only museum in the world dedicated to to increase awareness and understanding of the Constitution, the Constitution's history and its relevance in people's daily lives. The NCC opened to the public July 4, 2003 and is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization was created by the Constitution Heritage Act in 1988.
The Center is located at 525 Arch St. on Philadelphia's Independence Mall, America's most historic mile, in Independence National Historical Park.
The NCC is a 160,000 square-foot center with 67,785 square feet of exhibit space and visitors learn about the Constitution from more than 100 multimedia and interactive exhibits, sculptures, photographs, film, artifacts. There's also a 350-seat theater that offers something for everyone - from the serious scholar to the casual historian, from the young to the young at heart.