Our Capitol Hill & Library of Congress Tours bring you to the top of "the Hill."
A trip to DC would not be complete without a visit to the seat of our legislative and judicial branches.
CAPITOL & LIBRARY OF CONGRESS (TICKETS INCLUDED)
Our tour is about the history, architecture, and workings of the Capitol Hill complex, but we have timed tickets to enter two federal buildings.
We'll take you on a tour of the Library of Congress, and we have arranged advanced courtesy tickets for our guests to take the US Capitol Building docent-led tour after our tour concludes.
Capitol Hill & Library of Congress Tours cover:
Your licensed, professional tour guide will take you to:
- Supreme Court Building - the legislative center of the US Government.
- stand where the four quadrants of DC intersect to learn about DC history.
- an interior tour of the Library of Congress' Jefferson Building to see the beautiful artwork and mosaics of the Main Hall of the Library of Congress
- view a rare copy of the Gutenberg Bible
- see Thomas Jefferson's Library collection
- the best photo of the US Capitol Building
- the National Statuary Collection (over 52 statues from US States and territories) at the US Capitol
- Capitol Building - on the US Capitol tour, for which we have arranged tickets, your docent will take you to the Crypt, Rotunda, and National Statuary Hall
Want to visit the Capitol Building on your own? Check out our guide to touring the US Capitol.
Tour information
We enter the Library of Congress and the US Capitol on our ticketed tours.
Reservations: REQUIRED. Click here to reserve.
Where: Our tour starts at the intersection of 1 Street NE and Constitution Ave NE.
Purchase a guaranteed parking spot in advance near the tour’s starting point with SpotHero.
Duration: Approx. 2 hrs and less than a mile. This tour does include stairs and is not accessible for wheelchairs, scooters or strollers. Due to security procedures, please do not bring strollers on this tour.
Allow an additional hour after our tour for the US Capitol tour.
When: This tour runs daily except Sundays and Mondays. (You can take our self guided tour whenever!)
What Should I Bring?
- Comfortable walking shoes
- A water bottle
- Camera
- Appropriate clothing / umbrella - tours are rain or shine!
What's Included
- Professional Historian/Tour Guide
- Recommendations for the best food, music and museums
- Advice on must-do experiences
- Entrance tickets to the Library of Congress for a guided tour with our guide
- Capitol Building Tickets for the docent led tour for after our tour.
Cost: This is a small group (10-12 people) ticketed tour with rates from $55.00 (Child) - $75.00 (Adult) While you may see more spots available, we sometimes run this tour with multiple guides.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Tours are rain or shine. In the event of adverse weather, we will email and text with alternative options or offer a refund.
If you need to cancel, please reply to your confirmation email. We hope you don't have to but if you cannot attend the tour, we can only offer a refund with 24 hours' notice before the start of the tour. After that time frame, we are unable to refund. Guests who booked via a third party ticketing site must cancel via the platform they booked on.
We offer a flexible rescheduling option and are often able to accommodate you on another tour with even short notice if a comparable tour is running during your visit!
CAPITOL HILL SELF-GUIDED AUDIO TOUR
This self-guided audio tour takes you around Capitol Hill at your own pace.
We discuss the Supreme Court, the Library of Congress, and the US Capitol.
The audio tour includes a Google Map to help navigate through the area.