Please visit Smithsonian visitor maps for directions to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington Monument and National Mall. The Museum is open 7-days a week, 364 days a year. Our regular operating hours are from 10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. The Museum is closed on December 25.
A. Well, yes and no. When you turn 65, you'll probably need to sign up for Medicare. But when it comes to Social Security, you don't have to do anything now. You can apply for retirement benefits anytime between now and age 70, with your monthly check rising the longer you wait. Your benefits generally will begin about three months after you apply.
Not really. You can sign up for Medicare Part D (prescription drug coverage) when you first become eligible for Medicare (for most people thatâs when you are between age 64 years 8 months and 65 years 3 months).This is the best time to sign up because you wonât have to pay a penalty or a higher premium.If you decide not to enroll when you first become eligible, you can sign up for Medicare Part D between October 15 and December 7 each year, but as mentioned above, you may pay a penalty and a higher premium.f you didnât sign up for Medicare Part D at age 65 because you had other drug coverage as good as Medicareâs, you will not have to pay a penalty for signing up late, provided you sign up for a Medicare drug plan within 63 days of dropping your other coverage.