Library of Congress - Washington Municipal_building
- Address: 101 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003
- Phone: 2027075000
- Website:lcweb.loc.gov
| Average Rating |
4.5
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18+ reviews from 2 sources |
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| Yelp | 4.5 |
17+ reviews |
| Frommers | 1.0 |
1+ reviews |
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave SEWashington, DC 20003
Library of Congress Details
Full Amenity List
- Wheelchair Accessible
- 1.0
Descriptions from Across the Web
- The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution, and ... more on Museum Stuff
- Though the Library of Congress doesn't own every book ever published, it ... more on tripadvisor.com
- The Library of Congress, the US's oldest cultural institution, is arguably the greatest hidden gem for family excursions. ... more on gocitykids.com
- The question most frequently asked by visitors to the Library of Congress is: Where are the books? The answer is: on the 532 miles of shelves located throughout the library's three buildings: the Thomas Jefferson, James Madison Memorial, and John Adams buildings. Established in 1800, "for the purchase of such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress," the library today serves the nation, with holdings for the visually impaired (for whom books are recorded on cassette and/or translated into Braille), research scholars, college students -- and tourists. Its first collection of books was destroyed in 1814 when the British burned the Capitol (where the library was then housed) during the War of 1812. Thomas Jefferson then sold the institution his personal library of 6,487 books as a replacement, and this became the foundation of what would grow to become the world's largest library. Today, the collection contains a mind-boggling 128 million items. Its buildings house more than 29 million catalogued books, 57 million manuscripts, 12 million prints and photographs, ... more on frommers.com
- Over the past 81 years, the Coolidge has hosted most of the 20th-century's ... more on Fodor's
Reviews From Across The Web read all
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1.0 -
Saw nothing but got an emotional "slap in the face"
We were first time visitors and walked for about 2 hours in the July summer heat. We were getting weary and found ourselves having to wait for another metal detector. I had nothing in my purse by my wallet. We got in and the coolness was refreshing. We collected ourselves and started to look at some Bob Hope display which ... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on tripadvisor
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3.0
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Maxwell S. 's review
This has got to be the ugliest building on the hill. The John Adams LOC building ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp
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5.0
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Library of Congress a Gem
The Library of Congress has both guided and self-guided tours. We took a guided tour from a docent named Patricia and it was great! She gave us a brief history ... HollyMary, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on tripadvisor
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4.0
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Samuel R. 's review
I'll admit it. I'm a nerd. A book nerd, as a matter of fact. I've been to the Library of Congress ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp
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5.0
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One of the most beautiful things I've ever seen.
I loved the LOC. My husband wanted to go, I was kinda like, "yeah, whatever," and boy was I surprised. ... tsmiller1, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on tripadvisor
Directions
From Washington, DC - Head south on 14th St NW/US-1 toward Jefferson Dr SW, Turn left at Independence Ave SW.
At 1st St. SE
Hours
Madison Bldg. Mon-Fri 8:30am-9:30pm; Sat 8:30am-6pm. Jefferson Bldg. Mon-Sat 10am-5:30pm. Tours of the Great Hall: Mon-Fri 10:30 and 11:30am, and 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30pm; Sat 10:30 and 11:30am, and 1:30 and 2:30pm
Miscellaneous
- Admission: Free
Other Web Resources
- lcweb.loc.gov
- http://www.virginia.org
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