Harvard Club of Washington, DC

Skirting the Capitol w/Anthony Pitch, author, raconteur and master tour guide

Members and their guests only, please. Cost: $20 per person.

• Starting Point: Capitol South Metro Station exit, 1st Street SE, between C & D Streets SE. (Orange & Blue lines).
• A horseshoe-shaped stroll around the outside of the U.S. Capitol, passing in front of the House of Representatives Office Buildings, Madison and Jefferson buildings of the Library of Congress, Supreme Court, Sewall-Belmont House, and Senate Office Buildings.
• Amusing, informative, sad, and dramatic tales of Congresspersons and their famous and infamous neighbors over more than two centuries.
• A look back at historic events on these sites, including the burning of the U.S. Capitol by British troops in the War of 1812, the public hanging of the notorious commandant of a Confederate prisoner of war camp, and the thrill of the hunt amid old diaries and letters awaiting discovery in the bowels of the Library of Congress.
• Refunds of any kind are no longer possible. If you find that you can not attend an event, please find a substitute or consider all fees paid as a  charitable donation to the Harvard Club of Washington, DC. Your cooperation in this regard would be appreciated.