Vermont State House
Historic Site · Montpelier, Vermont
A gold-domed Greek Revival capitol on State Street in Montpelier, which is the smallest state capital in the United States at just over eight thousand people - a city so small that the walk from the State House to open countryside takes about fifteen minutes. The building is remarkable for something less visible than the dome: its House and Senate chambers are the oldest active legislative halls in the United States that still have their original interiors, so the room Vermont's legislature sits in is substantially the room it sat in in the nineteenth century. It is free to walk into, and much of it is self-guided.
115 State Street, Montpelier, Vermont, 05633, United States
FREE and open to the public with no ticket. Public floors are generally open on weekdays through business hours, with more limited weekend access, and the building closes on state holidays. ⚠ HOURS CHANGE WITH THE LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR - check before travelling. ⚠ WHEN THE LEGISLATURE IS SITTING, ROUGHLY JANUARY TO MID-MAY, the public galleries are open and you can watch the House and Senate at work in the oldest active legislative halls in the United States with their original interiors. FREE GUIDED TOURS run on a published schedule, generally in the warmer months, and groups should book ahead. SECURITY SCREENING APPLIES AT THE PUBLIC ENTRANCE. Parking is metered street parking and small nearby lots, and in the smallest state capital in the country it is rarely difficult.
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