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Capitol Hill & Library of Congress Highlights Walking Tour (With Tickets)

Capitol Hill & Library of Congress Highlights Walking Tour (With Tickets)

Overview

A grand walking tour of Capitol Hill to explore the Supreme Court, Library of Congress, and US Capitol. Learn about the country's legislative & judicial branches and step inside with the included entry tickets.

Supreme Court: The tour does not enter, but you will get a full understanding of the judicial branch.

Library of Congress: See an original Gutenberg Bible, view Jefferson's original library collection. Take a peek in the main Reading Room and admire items such as a draft of the Gettysburg Address, handwritten lyrics for “The Sound of Music,” Maya Lin’s drawings for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, original artwork by Stan Lee for the Spider-Man comic.

Capitol Building: Learn about the Burning of Washington and find the best angle for a photo. See the original plaster model of Freedom.

Your guide will secure hard-to-get tickets for the docent-led tour, which brings you into the Crypt, the Rotunda, and the Old House.

City: Washington DC

Sat 14 Jun

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Starting at $75.00

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Sat 14 Jun

Starting at $75.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Tickets for the docent-led US Capitol tour inside Capitol Building for after our tour.

Tickets to go inside Library of Congress

Guided Walking Tour with a Professional Licensed Guide

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What To Expect

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 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.

U.S. Capitol

Your guide will explain the US Capitol's significance, architecture and history before bringing you inside for a docent led tour.

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (88)

Pac12Traveler

Mar 2025

Great experience with Eli! Let DC by Foot do all the planning. You just need to show up, walk, and take in all the amazing information and facts.

Jonelle_V

Mar 2025

The tour itinerary was well rounded with destinations to the library of congress and capital building. Our tour guide was very nice but lacked the enthusiasm and fun anecdotes that make it worth paying for a tour.

M_G

Mar 2025

Tour was good, guide was bad. Not informative. Spent the whole time talking about herself and had to break away to yell at a landscaper. Couldn’t answer what the Supreme Court does to a visitor from the Netherlands. Went on this tour last week with different family and it was great. This tour guide was not good.

Response from Host

Mar 2025

Thank you for taking the time for sharing and I'm sorry to hear you did not enjoy your tour this time. The guide for this tour is one of our most highly rated guides; in fact she got two 5 star reviews from other guests on the same tour you took; but we understand that you did not enjoy your experience with her. We want guests to feel their tour was worth it, so we have refunded your tickets. To clarify however a few things that may be misrepresented in your statement for other guests who read reviews of our tours - the guide leads custom tours of the Supreme Court and is well versed in this building; but the guest in question did not speak English as a first language and while the guide was trying to rephrase some statements, you decided to interject the answer. The guide also did not yell at a landscaper on the tour; but she did tell the group that she would wait for the leaf blowing to stop before continuing to speak - which is standard for all tour guides; as it is disruptive to try to yell at guests over leaf blowers. It seems that this is a matter of not enjoying a tour guides personality and we understand that happens some times. Guides try their best to connect with all guests and the guide tried to make the tour extra enjoyable for your group by adding an additional stop that is not always included by going inside the Supreme Court since security lines were short that day. We do our best to provide a great experience to all guests and I'm sorry you did not like your tour guide but I hope you enjoyed your visit to DC nonetheless.