Kaylie Phillips

Review of Library of Congress

This is a must see in Washington DC. We waited for...

This is a must see in Washington DC. We waited for the free tour hoping it would take us into the reading room. It doesn t go anywhere that you can t explore on your own and unless you have specific questions I would skip this tour. They only send about 15-20 people with each guide but there is no easy way to tell who was assigned so it would be easy to just tag along with a guide group.

I would recommend getting your library card so you can go into the reading rooms. You have to go to a lower floor (just ask, everyone was super helpful) and provide photo id. Large bags are not allowed so plan to check them at coat check or leave them with a member of your group and take turns looking around. Your library card is valid for 2 years so you can look at their online books too.