This Monday is Columbus Day, a federal holiday which celebrates the man who discovered North America and helped lead to the continent eventually housing the country that is thriving here today.

Because the day is a holiday, several businesses, offices, and other places may have altered hours as a result. Below is a list of expected hours for various places.

OPEN:

National Parks: National Parks should be open, though you may need to check with individual sites, as some may have reduced hours, or could be closed in observance of the holiday.

Private Businesses: Check with local establishments to see what hours they may have. Some may be closed entirely, operate on a normal schedule, or may have reduced hours.

Restaurants: Expect most chain restaurants to be open and operating with normal hours, though call ahead to check.

Retail Stores: If you need to do some shopping, all stores, including Costco, Walmart, Target, Kohl's, Macy's Rite Aid, CVS and more are not only expected to be open, but with normal hours, though you should call individual locations to check. Many are also offering big sales in honor of the holiday.

Transportation Services: While transportation services should be open, the levels of service may be altered to reflect a holiday schedule. Check locally, but some of the more major transit services across the U.S. have the following schedules:

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA): No information on changes was available

Massachusetts Bay transit Authority (MBTA): Subways, Commuter Rail, Buses and Boat Services will all operate on a weekday schedule

Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA): Subway trains and all local, limited, SBS, and express buses will operate on with normal weekday service

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA): Metrorail will be open from 5 a.m. to midnight and will operate at Saturday service intervals, and off-peak fares will be in effect all day. Metrobus will operate on a Saturday supplemental schedule and some post-midnight trips on the Saturday schedule will not operate.

CLOSED:

Banks: Most, if not all banks are expected to be closed, though you should check with your specific financial institution to be sure.

Courts: State and local courts are closed.

Department of Motor Vehicles: All DMV offices are closed

Federal Offices: All federal offices (like IRS etc.) are closed

Libraries: Check with your local establishment, but all are expected to be closed on Monday

Municipal Offices: Municipal offices are expected to be closed

Post Office: All U.S. Post Offices are closed, and mail service is suspended for the day

Sanitation Department: Sanitation services and garbage collection is suspended

Schools: All schools are closed

State Offices: State offices should be closed

U.S. Stock Market: Financial markets are closed

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