Tours and Tickets to Experience Alaska State Capitol Building

It’s free to visit the Alaska State Capitol Building, whether you want to simply check out the exterior’s marble columns and art deco design or go inside for a tour. The attraction offers volunteer-led guided tours, self-guided audio tours, and virtual tours to follow on your own device—all free.

Yes, you can tour the Alaska State Capitol Building during visiting hours—but only in summer. Check the website or talk to a staff member to join a 1-hour tour of the building with a volunteer guide. If you’d prefer to look around independently, explore with an audio guide and brochure.

The Alaska State Capitol Building offers guided tours in summer, typically June–September. The approximately 1-hour tours run twice daily, Monday–Friday, but not on holidays, such as the Fourth of July and Labor Day. You can take a self-guided tour any time it's open on weekdays, 8am–5pm.

No, you don’t need to reserve Alaska State Capitol Building tours in advance. There’s no online scheduling system, and you can book a tour in the lobby right before it starts. The same goes for self-guided tours—head to the building when it's open and ask for an audio guide.

That depends on the type of tour you join. Guided tours of the Alaska State Capitol Building typically last an hour. Self-guided tours, meanwhile, provide about 30 minutes of audio information, but you could explore the 5-story building for anywhere from 45 minutes to a couple of hours.

The Alaska State Capitol Building has viewing galleries of the House and Senate Chambers, allowing you to see where the state’s lawmakers work. Other highlights include the portrait-lined Hall of Governors, clippings commemorating significant moments in Alaska’s legislative history, and artwork—from hand-carved cedar panels to bronze door handles—by Alaskan artists.