United States Capitol Reviews

Not like before 911. You only see three rooms. The people"s house is no more.

Definitely recommend getting a personal tour from your representative's office. The public tour is crowded and limited in what you see. But beautiful architecture and decor.

Very cute. American historical landmark. Unfortunately it was not possible to do the tour, but it is worth knowing even if it is outside. "It was a great tour, but it was not worth it."

The home of the United States Congress and the seat of the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government. It is an impressive building. The United States Capitol Visitor Center, located below the East Front of the Capitol and its plaza, between the Capitol building and 1st Street East, opened on December 2, 2008. Unfortunately it is not open on holidays. You may want to visit in a work day.

One of the best many sightseeing attractions of DC. Tour Inside was beautiful.

Symbol of North American democracy, it is a must-see of Washington D.C.

Had a really good time, learned a lot about it, my congressman did really good getting us in.

Wonderful tour if you ever get a chance. Go early!

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They paint it white to remind us who's really in charge: the Illuminati!

Give yourself plenty of time, a minimum of 3 to 4 hours. Make sure you take guided tour. There's so much to see and so much to absorb don't cheat yourself by going too quickly. We had a guided tour that twas so informative it was life-changing. Proud to be an American.

I did a tour here through the visitor center. While brief, the tour was phenomenal. The place is gorgeous, with paintings and statues everywhere. Additionally, Our guide was great! He was very informative.

Incredible ride in the cradle of American history. You visit for free, in groups with a guide who shows you every detail. We pass through the corridor and stairs where the presidents descend when they will be installed. On the day we went it was also possible to visit the assembly of deputies, where you can see them in session if it is a working day. From inside the Capitol you can go to the National Library through underground corridors. It is worth going through this path to not have to do the whole x-ray and security process again.

Beautiful building and big like everything American, if you go to Washington it is mandatory to at least stop by and take a photo

"There s a whispering gallery in the Capitol. In some areas of the National Statuary Hall, you can whisper and still be clearly heard yards away. "

A must-visit, a particularly uninteresting tour (mostly statues of the nation's major)

The experience of touring this place is incredible. You get to see such cool rooms and art. I learned a lot on the tour, and wish I had booked through my representative so I could've gotten a gallery pass, but that means I'll have to come back and do it next time!

Call your local congress representative before coming to see if they have staff available for a tour. Ours did (thanks, Loebsack!), and it was great. We could go at our own pace and take time with our kids. Please note the horrific anti-Native American works of art. Change them or not, they testify to the awful treatment of native peoples on this continent.

Imposing construction with lots of security personnel

it was very impressive and nice and i am nvery fine with the other visitors. and i have a very nice time with the visitors of this place if i had the chance to come back i would do :D

A must see while visiting the capital! The history behind this building was amazing to learn about. Make sure and use the rest room and drink water before taking the tour.

Just great. In my opinion, the stress free if you book a tour online, even if it fixes his schedule. Reservations must be made at least 2 weeks in advance!

Beautiful building. If you don't have much time though, it takes forever to go through their tours and it is extremely boring. My sister and I snuck out early as did many others in our tour group.

Waste of time for the 1 hour tour. Visitor center is more interesting than the tour.

As expected amazing architecture. Massive building and is very beautiful. Every landmark in DC is spectacular. We dint do the tour this time so just talking about the exteriors. We parked right across the street and went around to see the rest of the places. we reached there at around 4:30pm probably thats the reason parking was still available not sure how jam packed the place would be at other times of the day.

A must stop for all tourists! Phenomenal you know the history of a country like the USA, and there you not only know you immerse yourself in history. Admission is free, and you have a guided tour by the tour guides, it is worth mentioning that if you are Brazilian you can ask for your pamphlet in Portuguese for better understanding.

I love this place it's vary unique and the heart and center of DC. One of the most beautiful symbol of freedom in America, the paintings our amazing, and the rotunda is a whole other world. I like the tour in the capital, it's really fast and worth it when you visit Washington, D.C. You should decently go to the Capital building and the White House.

A very large and magnificent building. Unfortunately, that's about it.

I think it's definitely worth seeing, we didn't have a tour.

Beautiful building tours are very entertaining and very historic

We were lucky that the queue was short on the day of our visit.

Our guide was very friendly and helpful and really gave us a feel for the history of the Capitol, whilst also giving a good account of the building as a functioning place of government.

Photographs and video are all very well but they don't give a good feel for the way that the Capitol dominates the Washington skyline. Well worth visiting!

A unique, imposing building with an unparalleled architecture. You should NOT miss knowing him in Washington D.C. and it was built in 1800 to be the seat of the Congress of the United States of America and there are the two chambers that comprise it. This building is located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood in Washington D.C.

Divine, it is worth the visit, watch the movie and start from that site the tour to know all the memorials.

Very Beautiful, great place to visit in Spring even more beautiful with all the spectacular Washington Florida this place !!!

I did the 45min visit which includes a short movie and a tour with a very knowledgeable guide.

Bruce Westerman cool. Norman Borlaug speech brought me to tears.

Me and my Junior year class in High School took a trip to Washington D.C (back in 2013) and went into the United States Capitol building.

In short story, my class of 8 (only part of the class went on this trip) had a meeting with a Congressman of Florida. We met him, did a small Q&A, and took a picture with him. He had extra time on his hands so he surprised us and he took us or basically snuck us (yes we still did the only security check) into the Capitol building. I think the most interesting part was when we went inside and a 'Bill' was being read. Sadly, we didn't stay long enough to see if the Bill was going to get approved or denied.

This was way better than the standard tour probably.

This is where the country's legislature (Senate and House of Representatives) meet, and is also the site of many important events in the country's history, so a trip to DC is not complete without visiting.

There are several things to do as a visitor:

1) You can walk around the massive outdoor grounds and take pictures of the beautiful building and monuments. You might even see a protest going on.

2) If you want to see the inside of the building, head to the Visitor Center at the east side of the capitol. You go through a security check first - make sure you don't have items you'd normally be prohibited from carrying at airports. Once you're in, you can request for free passes to the guided tours that they run many times a day. These 45-minute tours are well-run and take you to the capitol's rotunda/dome and crypt, where you can really get a sense of the history of the place. Photography is allowed.

The free passes are subject to availability, so to get guaranteed spots, book in advance via their website and show up at your appointed time. If you don't get passes for some reason, you can check out the gift shop and restaurant at the Visitor Center.

3) Visit the congressional halls where you can see the galleries and even watch proceedings if the legislature is in session. This requires separate passes and must be booked in advance via a senator or congressperson's office.

So 1 and 2 are pretty straightforward, but 3 requires some planning. All are definitely worth your time.

Schedule a tour! It's great to see. If you want to get into the chambers you have to check with your local reps office in DC.

Very nice to learn about American History and future. Democracy rocks.

Great Tour but get there early to avoid lines. Excellent restaurant.

Visiting the US Capitol was one of the best highlights of my Washington DC trip.
I highly recommend creating an account in their Advance Reservation System and scheduling a tour at least three months before the DC trip. There are other tours, like the House and Senate floors, and the North Garden. Check their North Desk for additional touring information- but still schedule at least the main tour months before. Go to your tour line at least ten minutes before your tour time. It s 45 minutes to an hour (whether you want to count the introduction video). The tour guide was helpful and knowledgeable. I don t remember her name but guide was a blue-eyed brunette with an optimistic personality. The Capitol is a very popular attraction so expect hundreds of people inside and out.
There s a lot of history and art in one building. Statues containing heroes from each state. The Michelangelo like fresco painting on the ceiling of the Capitol, containing Washington in the center and a lot of symbols. Paintings containing highlights from early US host.
There s also a hallway connecting to the Library of Congress so if you have a lot of time before or after your tour, check that place out as well.
Also has a gift shop with interesting souvenirs, and a nice cafe with a variety of American food and Pepsi products.

The surrounding scenery is good for the National Mall, but the exterior of the building is much nicer than the visitor center.

Great Washington DC Monuments by Moonlight Electric Cart Tour. Beautiful sites to see at night. Tour guide Steve was fun which added to the informative evening!

The visit is worthwhile. The guide is very interesting and you get an interesting insight

Sign up for the tour with your state senator. Great way to look around.

It was ok. I would've liked to see the House and the Senate, though. But it was a nice tour.

Another beautiful building in Washington DC. I wonder what the views from the top would be like.

Must see, tour guides where amazing and so knowledgeable.

It is essential to visit if you are in Washington DC. With a range of five to six months in advance it is possible to get access tickets inside.

Laws of the land. Impressive building with fantastic paintings and artwork throughout.

The Visitor Center itself is a beautiful structure that is sure to stun people before they even step into the main building of the U.S. Capitol. If this review were money, then the Capitol would be priceless; it can't even be reviewed because of its grandeur. The gorgeous building is symmetrical everywhere and is studded with works of art at every turn. It definitely doesn't feel "fake" like some other governmental places do; one can easily tell that this really is a seat of government. This should be one of your top priorities when visiting Washington.

A must visit while in Washington DC. Admirable architecture, engineering, and art. It symbolizes the deep meaning and roots of freedom and democracy in modern history. Well preserved, friendly staff. A major bureaucratic problem: To visit the House of Representatives, visitors are asked to go and bring a ticket from their own representative across the street at another building, wait in line again, and go through all the security checks all over again. While you can get a ticket to visit the Senate gallery relatively easily, this is outdated not-so-nice bureaucracy unfitting the 21st century.

I love the architecture of all the historical sites in Washington and this is no exception. Outside and inside, it is amazing. There are tours available for you to view the inside which is definitely pretty cool when you think about it.

Absolutely loved visiting this place! I got to go through the underground tunnels, then we got to look through most of the Capitol! This includes the Senate room and House of Reps! I got to see Marko Rubio speak, Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz too! It was so awesome to see them in action, even though I never got to talk to them. (But I dont think that's possible anyways.)

It was very educational and our tour guide actually was close to one of my best friends so it was nice to see her. It was nice to see others that appreciate learning about history!

Our tour guide R. Jackson made for a delightful experience.

If you're visting DC you should absolutely consider touring the Capitol. We had no reservations, expected everything to be closed (on Labor day), and intended to just take photos from outside. However when we arrived we discovered the visitor center was allowing the next group of about 6 people enter, so we joined, and had began the tour within 15 minutes. It was a great, spontaneous, adventure, in DC.

Very nice building with an endlessly interesting interior. Make sure to see the underground monorail.