Capitol Hill Walking Tour with U.S. Capitol & Capitol Museum Entry (8am)

Enjoy a 2-Hour Guided Walking Tour of Capitol Hill with Admission to the U.S. Capitol. Tours begin at 8am across the street from the Supreme Court building on First Street NE. Please arrive 15 min before tour starts.

Inside the U.S. Capitol:

Guests go through security, have a short break, watch the orientation film, and then join the official guided tour with headsets. Typical rooms include the Crypt, Rotunda, and National Statuary Hall; sometimes the Old Supreme Court or Old Senate Chambers. The Rotunda fresco “The Apotheosis of Washington” is 180 feet above the floor; the Crypt was originally intended for Washington’s burial.

Highlights and guided exterior stops along your Capitol Hill tour:

• House of Representatives office buildings – connected to the Capitol by tunnels and a private subway.
• Ulysses S. Grant Memorial – one of the largest equestrian statues in the world; sculptor took 20 years to complete.
• Views of the National Mall and Washington Monument – the Monument was once the world’s tallest structure.
• Peace Monument/Peace Circle – commemorates naval deaths of the Civil War; figures “Grief” and “History.”
• West Terrace/Plaza of the Capitol – site of modern presidential inaugurations.
• Senate office buildings – Russell Building houses the Kennedy Caucus Room of historic hearings.
• Supreme Court exterior – completed in 1935; façade reads “Equal Justice Under Law.”
• Library of Congress exterior – largest library in the world, over 173 million items.