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Walking Tour

Capitol Hill Architecture Walking Tour

Every day at 1pm from Oct. 10 to Nov. 21

At Union Station

Northeast Washington, Washington

⏰Meet your guide inside the Great Hall of Union Station beneath the big clock.
👟This guided walking tour covers about one mile and finishes at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center.

Pierre L’Enfant’s visionary plan and the soaring Beaux-Arts splendor of the Library of Congress set the stage for this two-hour walking tour, tracing the architecture, power struggles, and symbolism shaping the American civic landscape.

Pierre L'Enfant city plan
Library of Congress
Union Station gateway
Supreme Court building

Monday, November 2, 1:00 PM

What are you into?

  • Pierre L'Enfant city plan
  • Library of Congress
  • Union Station gateway
  • Supreme Court building
  • Union Station
  • Northeast Washington
  • Washington

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