Cross Assembly Street from the Visitor Center and the capitol grounds are on your right as you walk east. Renovation work is under way at present and you cannot tour the inside of the building, but you can enjoy the view of the magnificent architecture from the outside. The State Capitol was the target for an intense bombardment that left the walls of the under-construction building scarred. The building was completed only in 1907. Tours are offered 12 times a day weekdays, through June 7, then six times per weekday through Labor Day.
Tours are free of charge.
Through the year, there are four tours offered Saturdays. Visit Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, which is designed after the York Minster Cathedral in England. Six governors are buried in the church cemetery. There is no admission charge. At the nearby corner of Sumter and Pendleton streets is the Confederate Relic Room and Museum, where you can view weapons and other relics of the Confederate army and era, including clothing, uniforms, flags, photos, money and other period relics.