Start your day early or late so that you miss most of the day-tripper crowds, which peak between 10 am and 4 pm.

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We appreciated the reminders to move (multiple editors strapped one on and set it to 45-minute intervals during the hours of 8 AM to 7 PM), but rarely did it ever actually motivate us to get up from our desks.

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Located on Cortland Alley between Franklin and White Streets, Museum is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 am to 7 pm through June, although three windows allow for 24-hour viewing of the space from outside.

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If you visit during an off-day, the indoor Halles Notre Dame is open daily from 7 am to 7:30 pm.

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Two-thirds of the work is done on the latter shift, between 10 PM and 2 AM.

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Miami is one of the most late-night friendly towns in America, and clubs generally stay open from 9 pm to 5 am.

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Overall, national congestion peaks each weekday morning between 7:45 and 8:00 am, with average evening congestion reaching its most-maddening point between 5:30 and 5:45 pm.

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For those who are fortunate enough to be able to adjust their travel times, overall INRIX found Tuesdays from 8:00-9:00 AM to be the busiest morning commute hour overall, and Fridays between 5:00-6:00 PM the most crowded evening commute hour, where the average trip took 11 percent longer.

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