Capitol Hill Tour: Explore Library of Congress Highlights

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Embark on a captivating Capitol Hill tour and explore the highlights of the Library of Congress. Discover fascinating stories, trivia, and iconic buildings like the Capitol and Supreme Court.

Duration: 3 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Capitol Hill - We’ll see the best photo angle of the US Capitol, stand where the four DC quadrants of DC intersect, and see the press area for Capitol reporters.
Supreme Court - From the outside, your guide will talk about the Supreme Court Building.
Library of Congress - Your guide will bring you inside this beautiful architectural wonder to explore Thomas Jefferson’s personal library collection, an original Gutenburg Bible, the Main Reading Room overlook and more.
U.S. Capitol - Your guide will explain the US Capitol’s significance, architecture and history before bringing you inside for a docent led tour.
U.S. Capitol Visitor Center - We’ll enter the Capitol Visitor Center to see the original model of the Statue of Freedom (the statue on top of the Capitol Dome) and see part of the National Statuary Collection.

What's Included

Tickets for the docent-led US Capitol tour inside Capitol Building
Tickets to go inside Library of Congress
2 Hour Guided Walking Tour with a Professional Licensed Guide

What's Not Included

Pick up/ Drop off
Gratuities

Additional Information

This tour of Capitol Hill brings the political center of Washington, D.C., alive with stories and trivia. Our Capitol Hill and Library of Congress Tours take you to the top of “the Hill” to see the Supreme Court and go inside to tour the Library of Congress and Capitol Building.

Your licensed, professional tour guide will take you to:

US 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 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
on the US Capitol tour, for which we have arranged tickets, your docent will take you to the Crypt, Rotunda, and National Statuary Hall

Location

1 Constitution Ave NE

Constitution Avenue Northeast

Meet your guide at the corner of 1st St NE and Constitution Ave NE, on the sidewalk outside the Reserve Officers Association building (private building; do not enter). (Note Apple Maps directs you half a block away.) We cannot accommodate guests who arrive more than 15 minutes late.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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James_r

Aug 31, 2024

John was very knowledgeable - The Library of Congress was a pleasant surprise. John gave us some good insight on the history and particulars. The Congress is a must see.

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Stephen_s

Aug 26, 2024

Knowledgeable and very... - Knowledgeable and very personable tour guide (John). Tour was interesting and efficient. Very well done!

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Dianne_k

Aug 21, 2024

Katherine & Capitol Hill & Library of Congress - We did this tour with our 21 year old son and had Katherine as a tour guide. She was an excellent guide and we all found the tour extremely interesting and enjoyable. Highly recommend!!

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T7948qajoycef

Aug 16, 2024

Guilded tours is the way to go! - This was by far the best tour we have taken during our trip. When purchasing a guided tour, your tour guide has everything to do with it and Amanda was the best. She is filled with so much knowledge and so many little side details. I highly recommend guided tours whenever you can take one vs going on your own especially if it's your first time in DC. Thanks Amanda!!

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Dean_k

Aug 14, 2024

Great Tour gives you a terrific opportunity to visit the foundations of US democracy. - Library of Congress is an incredible part of the tour and our tour guide as knowledgeable, entertaining and very personable.

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Carolyn_j

Aug 11, 2024

Library of Congress and Capitol - Ty Dan had an incredible time. Thank You for the informative turn and making it enjoyable. Library of congress , White House , Capitol.

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Faraway16219

Aug 4, 2024

Informative tour, good guide - Our tour guide Wesley was great! We learned a bunch of history on the tour. It was hot, but Wesley cleverly planned his stops under a tree or indoors. I liked that he shared his phone number ahead of the tour, which helped since we were running a few mins late in traffic in joining the tour. One disappointing part was that the tour did not take us inside the Supreme Court, but Wesley gave us pointers for how to do that on our own.

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Kim

Aug 2, 2024

DCs Best! - Great way to experience the Supreme Court building (outside only), Library of Congress & Capitol. Kathleen was a wealth of information & her presentation style was so engaging, even our teenaged grandsons enjoyed it!

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