The Capitol Visitor Center will close Wednesday, December 31, at 1 p.m. The Visitor Center will be closed January 1.

The Capitol is a working office building, but it is also the place where visitors from around the United States and the world come to learn about American democracy.

Since 1800, the Capitol has been home to the United States Congress and its two legislative bodies, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. It is where the issues facing …

Visitors enter through the Capitol Visitor Center, located underground on the east side of the Capitol. Please leave time to go through security and review the U.S. Capitol’s prohibited …

All tours, programs and activities are free of charge. Visitors enter the Capitol Visitor Center, which is located underground on the east side of the Capitol. Please leave time to go through …

The iconic and majestic United States Capitol is the most widely recognized symbol of democratic government in the world. It is where the issues facing the nation are considered, debated, and …

Today’s Capitol complex includes the Capitol, six major House and Senate buildings, three Library of Congress buildings, the Supreme Court Building, the U.S. Botanic Garden, and other facilities.

With its soaring spaces and skylight views of the Capitol Dome, the Capitol Visitor Center welcomes you on a journey of discovery. The U.S. Capitol is home to the U.S. Congress and …

Tours - Tours of the U.S. Capitol can be scheduled in advance on the Capitol Visitor Center website or through the office of one of your senators or your representative.

For more than 200 years, the Capitol has stood as a monument to those who built it and to the American people and our government. In this self-guided virtual experience around the …