May 31, 2007
Tour the Capitol with a congressional aide
Although tourism to Washington, D.C., suffered greatly in the immediate months after September 11, it has now recovered with a vengeance, and when you show up at the Capitol building to take a tour, you will often find a line so long that it simply doesn't pay to wait. What many smart travelers do is to write a letter to their congressperson or senator, setting forth the dates of their visit and their desire to tour the Capitol building. And lo and behold, most members of Congress will assign a staff member to take you through on an even better tour that goes on to the senate or house floors when those bodies are not in session, or into conference and hearing rooms. Add a comment about this post.
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