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Check out our new Online Gift Shop, https://shop.visitthecapitol.gov. All products are Made-in-the-USA, and many are created exclusively for our store. We look forward to welcoming you to the CVC Online Gift Shop.


COVID-19 (coronavirus) Update

The Capitol Visitor Center is closed for tours. All tours are cancelled. We regret any inconvenience this may cause you, and we look forward to welcoming you to the Capitol Visitor Center at a future date.

Seen on Screen: “A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation”

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Fridays, September 8, 22, 29 – 1:30 p.m.
Learn what took place behind closed doors and locked windows at the Constitutional Convention in 1787. 30 minutes.

U.S. Capitol Map U.S. Capitol Map Map of the Capitol campus
National History Day (NHD) National History Day This page is a starting point for primary sources for the 2020 NHD theme, “Breaking Barriers in History.”