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.
Home/Blog/How To Apply For Medicare/How to Sign Up for Medicare at Age 65. In January of 2011, the first of 78 million baby boomers reached the age of 65. Between this point and the year 2030 more than 10,000 baby boomers will reach this milestone every single day. If you are approaching the age of 65, then it is time to begin thinking about Medicare and how to sign up for Medicare at age 65.