Admission
Admission to the State Capitol is free. Suggested donation of $5 per person for guided tours.
Hours and Admission
Free guided tour times
Tours leave at the top of the hour and are 45 minutes. Tours begin at the Capitol Information and Tour Center located in Room 126 on the first floor to the right side of the main (south) entrance.
| Day | First tour | Last tour |
|---|---|---|
| Monday–Saturday | 10:00 am | 2:00 pm |
| Sunday | 1:00 pm | 3:00 pm |
| Day | First tour | Last tour |
|---|---|---|
| Monday–Friday | 9:00 am | 4:00 pm |
| Saturday | 10:00 am | 2:00 pm |
| Sunday | 1:00 pm | 3:00 pm |
| Day | First tour | Last tour |
|---|---|---|
| Monday–Saturday | 10:00 am | 2:00 pm |
| Sunday | 1:00 pm | 3:00 pm |
| Day | Open | Close |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 8:00 am | 5:00 pm |
| Tuesday | 8:00 am | 5:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 8:00 am | 5:00 pm |
| Thursday | 8:00 am | 5:00 pm |
| Friday | 8:00 am | 5:00 pm |
| Saturday | 10:00 am | 3:00 pm |
| Sunday | 1:00 pm | 4:00 pm |
The information desk opens at 8:30 am on weekdays.
2020 Holiday schedule
2020 Holiday schedule
Open
- Presidents' Day, 8:30 am–5:00 pm (February 17, 2020)
- Independence Day (observed), 8:30 am–5:00 pm (July 3, 2020)
- Independence Day, 10:00 am–3:00 pm (July 4, 2020)
Closed
- New Year's Day (January 1, 2020)
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 20, 2020)
- Easter (April 12, 2020)
- Memorial Day (May 25, 2020)
- Labor Day (September 7, 2020)
- Veterans Day (November 11, 2020)
- Thanksgiving (November 26, 2020)
- Day after Thanksgiving (November 27, 2020)
- Christmas Day (December 25, 2020)
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