Due to a special event, the Capitol Visitor Center will offer tours until 10 AM.  Limited same-day passes may be available prior to 10 AM for visitors without reservations on a first-come, first-served basis.  We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.  

Learn about the emerging interstate highway system and popularization of automobiles in 1926. No reservations necessary. Please join us! 

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

Watch a silent film about Washington, D.C. 100 years ago and compare it to today. No reservations necessary. Please join us! 

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

Take a closer look at an object that tells the story of America in 1926. No reservations necessary. Please join us! 

Take a closer look at an object that tells the story of America in 1876. No reservations necessary. Please join us! 

Elizabeth A. Novara, American Women’s History Specialist for the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress, spotlights the women’s suffrage movement during the nation’s centennial.No reservations necessary. Please join us! 

Arlene Balkansky, former Reference Librarian for the Library of Congress, focuses on abolitionist Frederick Douglass and his powerful 1852 speech, "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?", given one year after the nation’s 75th anniversary. Douglass’ speech represents the cornerstone of his efforts to abolish slavery, contrasting the principles of the Declaration of Independence with the evils of enslavement.No reservations necessary. Please join us! 

Celebrate Arbor Day by learning about trees from a Capitol Grounds arborist. Discover the critical role arborists play in our beautiful workplace and community, especially at the U.S. Capitol. No reservations necessary. Please join us!