Colorado State Capitol Building Historical Tour Information

(not including the Capitol Dome*)

ROOM 029, STATE CAPITOL, DENVER, COLORADO 80203-1784
Phone: 303-866-2604 (Tour Desk) or 303-866-4747 (Manager of Visitor Services)
Fax: 303-866-2167 or E-mail Simon.Maghakyan@state.co.us

Large and Small Groups, Day Care Centers, Recreation Groups, Schools, Senior Citizens' Groups and Youth Groups*

Months

Individuals and Families*

*Note that the Colorado Capitol Building is closed for all legal holidays, except Martin Luther King Day and Presidents' Day.

Historic Tours usually include the following: early Colorado history, Capitol construction, the lawmaking process, the gold dome, several stained glass windows, Women's Gold Tapestry, presidential portraits and a stop outside the Senate and House of Representatives' chambers. All Historic Tours begin at the tour desk located on the east side of the north (Colfax Avenue) entrance on the first floor.

During the regular legislative session (January through May) a separate Legislative Tour is also available. This tour may include a visit with a legislator from the school's area and/or presentations by the House and/or Senate Visitors' Aides. Reservations are required and can be made through our Tour Desk Staff at 303-866-2604. All Legislative Tours begin at the 3rd floor visitors' aides' desks.

Walking times vary in the Capitol area from (small group to large group) to or from the: Colorado History Museum - approximately 10 to 15 minutes; the U.S. Mint - 20 to 25 minutes; the Molly Brown House Museum - 10 to 20 minutes; the Denver Art Museum - 15 to 25 minutes; and the Governor's Mansion - 15 to 30 minutes.

Schools - Maximum of 32 students plus three teachers or chaperones per tour. School bus parking is on both sides of Broadway between Colfax and 14th. Name tags with first names in large, bold print. The rotunda basement benches are available for a picnic-style lunch for students. Please notify the tour desk, in advance, if you are planning to eat lunch in the capitol on the day of your tour. We appreciate your group's courtesy to the legislators, workers, and other visitors to our building during your visit.

The following educational materials are available from our tour desk:

Granite and Gold - A history of the Colorado State Capitol: $5.00

Women's Gold - Short biographies of the women pictured in our Capitol wall hanging: $3.00

Symbols and Emblems Note Cards - Note cards of the columbine or state flag - five for $4.00 and 10 Note cards (variety) for $7.00

Make your checks* payable to the "State of Colorado". Send requests to the address below, Attention: Edna Pelzmann, Manager of Visitor Services.

*Please add $3.00 to your order for shipping and handling.

New volunteers - If you would like to be considered as a Colorado State Capitol volunteer team member you are welcome to apply on a year-round basis. Click here for the tour guide and telephone receptionist job descriptions. Click here for the application form, complete the form and mail it to Edna Pelzmann, Manager of Volunteer Services, c/o Legislative Council Room 029, State Capitol, Denver, Colorado 80203-1784.

*The Capitol Dome is now open  - We are pleased to announce that the Dome Climb, Mr. Brown's Attic and the Dome Observation Deck were reopened on February 20, 2007, after being closed for five years. For information about Capitol Dome Tours, please click here.

You may take a brief Capitol Building photo tour here.