Closed January 1, Thanksgiving Day, and Dec. 25. Walk up the long driveway and climb the central grand steps of the Capitol. Capitol Service Guide will direct you where to stand if you're interested in a guided tour, or hand you the self-guiding brochure if you want to tour on your own. During the peak season, you have three options if you'd like a guided tour of the Capitol.
Reservations are very limited, so call months in advance.
When you make your reservation, you will be told to come to the east front side of the Capitol and look for any guide in the official red jacket, who will escort you off to the far right side, away from the other lines, and then take you inside for the tour. For these tours, you enter the Capitol through the Law Library door on the east front side of the Capitol, facing the Supreme Court , on the ground level, just to the right of the grand staircase. A Capitol Guide will meet you inside and take you on the tour. Most people opt for just showing up at teh Capitol, and if this is your plan, find the east front side of the Capitol and look for the signs posted at the end of either sidewalk flanking the Capitol. One sign designates the line for guided tours, the other denotes the self-guided tours line.