Tours
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, and recently completed buildings in the area.
| Group Visits & Custom Tours Need to book a tour for a large group? Group rates are available for groups of 10 or more. |
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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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Inaugural Ball Tours |
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| Historic Building Audio Tour Now you can use your smartphone to listen to a FREE, self-guided audio tour fo the Museum's historic home. |
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| Discovery Carts Learn about bridges, arches, and more during these hands-on, FREE family-friendly activities. |
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| Exhibition Tours In-depth and highlight tours of the Museum's acclaimed exhibitions. |
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| Family Tours: The Wonderous Pension Building 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 13 to 17. |
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| Ghost Tours Behind-the-scenes tour of the Museum's haunted past. |
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| Self-Guided Washington Architecture Tours Visit Washington-area buildings representative of various architectural movements and themes. |
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School Visits |

