The Capitol Visitor Center is open. Due to a special event, some areas (including the Rotunda and National Statuary Hall) are unavailable.

On August 26, 1920, the ratification of the 19th Amendment officially codified women’s right to vote. Learn about the roots of suffrage, Congress’s role in the passage of the Amendment, and the connections within the Capitol to contributors to the struggle for the basic right of a democracy to vote.

Join us to learn about how the Capitol and National Mall have evolved to serve as the Nation’s Stage, a backdrop for many of the United States’ most historic events.

Follow the path of the British Troops that attacked Washington, D.C. in 1814. No reservations necessary. Please join us!

Follow the path of the British Troops that attacked Washington, D.C. in 1814. No reservations necessary. Please join us!

Follow the path of the British Troops that attacked Washington, D.C. in 1814. No reservations necessary. Please join us!

Learn about the Presidential Electoral College map of 1876. No reservations necessary. Please join us!

Learn about Marquis de Lafayette’s legacy and his grand tour of America. No reservations necessary. Please join us!

Learn about Marquis de Lafayette’s legacy and his grand tour of America. No reservations necessary. Please join us!

Watch a costumed reenactment of the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. No reservations necessary. Please join us!