Tours
Enjoy the variety of tours organized by the National Building Museum
The National Building Museum offers a variety of tours that explore the history of the Museum's historic home, current ground-breaking exhibitions, local construction projects, recently completed buildings in the area, and more. Best of all, many of these tours are free of charge to Museum visitors! Select the type of tour below to find out more information and see upcoming tour schedules.
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Historic Building Tours
Learn the history of the National Building Museum's historic home, the former Pension Building, when you take this docent-led historic building tour. |
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Construction Watch Tours
Open exclusively to National Building Museum members, these behind-the-scenes tours visit area construction projects before their public debut. |
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Building Tours
Open exclusively to National Building Museum members, the Building Tours go inside some recently constructed building and famous landmarks in the Washington metro area. |
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Exhibition Tours
In-depth and highlight tours of the Museum's acclaimed exhibitions. |
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Discovery Carts
Learn about bridges, arches, and more during these hands-on, FREE family-friendly activities. |
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Self-Guided Architecture Tours
Visit local iconic examples of three movements in architecture. |
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Ghost Tours
Behind-the-scenes tour of the Museum's haunted past. |
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Family Tours
Take a tour of the Museum’s historic home led by its newest, and youngest, group of docents—the Junior Docents, who range in age from 10 to 18. . |
Need to book a tour for a large group? Visit our Custom Tour page.
Interested in bringing your school group to the National Building Museum? Visit our Plan a School Visit page.
