Capitol Hill Tour: Explore U.S. Democracy

Explore Capitol Hill’s iconic sites with pre-reserved tickets. Discover the Supreme Court, Library of Congress, and Capitol Building stress-free.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Capitol Hill - Appreciate the impressive exterior of the Capitol Building and listen to stories about its architectural development and political importance.
  • Supreme Court - Stop outside the Supreme Court to learn about the judicial branch and the building’s role in hosting landmark cases in American law. Then, step inside to explore the…
What's Included
  • Small group of 12 guests maximum
  • Guided tour of Capitol building
  • Timed entry for Library of Congress
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup/drop-off
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Experience the essence of Capitol Hill with this engaging tour through the core of U.S. democracy. This unique tour provides pre-reserved tickets to the top three attractions on Capitol Hill—the Capitol Building, Supreme Court, and Library of Congress—allowing you to enjoy these significant sites without any hassle. Witness where landmark decisions are…

Location
Library of Congress: James Madison Memorial Building
Independence Avenue Southeast
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of your tour, your guide will be holding a green Walks sign. This tour meets in front of the Library of Congress: James Madison Building at 101, 199 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20540.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Denise_b
Jul 11, 2025
Summer 2025 - Guide provided ease of moving through buildings and lines. Guide provided much more direct and additional information on the different subjects.
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Diane
Jun 26, 2025
Entertaining and Informative tour with Raffi! - Raffi was an entertaining and enthusiastic tour guide! He had lots of historical facts and insider knowledge from time working on the hill.
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Cornpalaceking
May 27, 2025
Guided Tour is a Gift Worthy Experience! - Marybeth, our Capitol Hill Concierge was knowledgeable, efficient and effective in guiding us through three very busy sites filled with youth from local schools. Marybeth’s years on the Hill and continued thirst for more up to date facts and figures about these historic buildings made us thirst for more. Marybeth is truly a national treasure!
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Wallace_b
May 14, 2025
Our guide, Jim, was very... - Our guide, Jim, was very knowledgeable, friendly, and approachable. This tour grants entry into the Capitol, the Library of Congress, and the Supreme Court. Fabulous experience.
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Angelayurjevic
May 13, 2025
Capitol Visit - Ryan was a great guide and made the tour on a wet day a perfect way to spend time indoors. He was a fountain of knowledge on all parts of the tour. He made sure we went at a good pace for all ages on the tour.
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Pita
May 10, 2025
Great tour - Excellent guide - knowledgeable and fun. Highly recommend this tour. My only suggestion is that there be more time at each stop to take in the sights and read
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Lindanx5956rw
May 10, 2025
Library of congress - Tour guide Ayana was superb- very knowledgeable and also lots of fun. Library of congress was the highlight- although I thought we would see the original Declaration of Independence but we did not.
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Heather_w
Jun 25, 2025
Great experience - mostly - Jim was an amazing guide for the Supreme Court and Congressional Library. He shared a lot of information and antidotal tidbits. We were on the 1:00 tour with timed tickets for the Capitol at 3:20 with a Capitol Guide. Unfortunately I felt the Capitol part of the trip was rushed by our guide as they close at 4:30. May be something to consider when booking.
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732callies
May 25, 2025
Tour guide was ok - access to see everything was awesome - Our tour guide was ok. We did really enjoy being able to see the Supreme Court, the Library of Congress (beautiful building) and enjoyed the Capitol tour and history that was provided with that guide.
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Rulierose
May 16, 2025
Meh - The tour guide, Raffi, was fine. Knowledgeable and friendly. No problem there, but problems elsewhere. First thing: nowhere in the description did it say "for active people" or "lots of stairs" or anything like that. My two friends were unable to complete the tour b/c there was so much climbing of marble stairs. Second thing: altho it sounds like it's a "private" tour, in fact you have to wait on all the same lines as the people who are there by themselves. You don't get to see anything any normal tourist walking off the street would see. We weren't able to see the Supreme Court chambers, the Spiral Staircase, or any of that (I'm not sure why). Third thing: the tour guide is only with you for SCOTUS and LC. At the Capitol, he leaves you and you go into the same LOOONNNNNG lines as everyone who didn't pay extra for a tour. If I had it to do again, I'd skip this tour and just go to the Library of Congress on my own.
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up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).