Walk-up tickets are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis and are given out only for the next tour time slot, so you won't be able to grab tickets for later in the day.Capitol Visitor Center Hours:One way to visit the U.S. Capitol Building without a tour is to stop in...
Sure, it has clerks processing tickets and the familiar loading chutes of velvet ropes to corral milling crowds waiting to see the orientation film. Yet there’s a sense of modern grandness and of American legacy. Around the periphery stand as diverse a collection of heroic statues as ever ...
He met us at the Visitor Center and took us on foot and in his spacious vehicle all over the battlefield. He described the action in detail and made us think about the tactics and strategy employed by the various commanders. He paid close attention to our well-being - it...
humid morning so we just walked a bit on one side and then hiked up the stairs to the capital building to take in the view. We never did see the visitor's center, which we would have found helpful if, for nothing else, a bit of a respite from...