Thousands of people tour the US Capitol every year. Very few get a first-hand look inside the building's most iconic feature. There is a secret staircase hidden in the Capitol dome, and it goes ...

Reporters in Washington were given a tour inside the U.S. Capitol dome which was undergoing a complete restoration. The cast iron outer shell of the dome had more than 1000 cracks caused by aging ...

A group of service members and their families from Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall started off their Fourth of July holiday weekend a bit early on July 1 by taking a guided tour of the U.S. Capitol ...

The United States Capitol in Washington D.C. will reopen its doors to the public - on a limited basis - on Monday, March 28, the first time the landmark building will accept visitors in more than two ...

Series 1, United States Capitol Dome Drawings, 1855-1862 Processing Information Kendra Ciccone (intern), April, 2010; supervised by Alison Oswald, archivist. Rights Collection items available for ...

The United States Capitol is the meeting place of the U.S. Congress, the legislature of the U.S. federal government. Located in Washington, D.C., it sits atop Capitol Hill at the eastern end of ...

Tours of the Capitol were suspended for about two years over the pandemic and security concerns related to the Jan. 6 riot. By Emily Cochrane The United States Capitol will begin formally ...

The top congressional official in charge of the $59.55 million restoration of the enormous and iconic U.S. Capitol Dome has declared that it will be ready for unveiling in time for the January ...