We encourage you to include a visit to Capitol Hill on your trip to Washington. Take a few moments to stop by our office, Suite 317 of the Hart Senate Office Building. The main visitor's entrance is located on Second Street, NE.

Directions to Senator Martinez's Office
Passes to the Senate Galleries
Capitol Tours

Our office is approximately a 3 minute walk from the front of Union Station in the direction of 11 o' clock.

Directions to Senator Martinez's Office 

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From Union Station Metro (Red Line):

Exit Union Station and walk across the plaza (Columbus Circle) toward the ring of state flags. Cross the street encircling the plaza and continue south on Delaware Avenue, NE. (You will be heading toward the Capitol.) Continue on Delaware until you reach C Street, NE, and turn left.

As you walk east down C Street, you will pass the Russell Senate Office Building on your right. Continue on C Street and cross First Street. On your right will be the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The most convenient entrance to the public for the Dirksen building is on C Street, NE, between First and Second Streets, NE.

If you continue past Dirksen, the Hart Senate Office Building will be on your right. The senator's office is suite 317 in the Hart Senate Office Building.

From Capitol South Metro (Orange Line):

Follow 1st St. approximately 3 blocks (you will pass the Library of Congress and the Supreme Court on your right) until you cross Constitution Ave. Turn right on Constitution and the Hart Senate Office Building will be on your left.

Visitor Entrances:

• The Russell Building: Delaware entrance on ground level closest to Constitution Avenue
• The Dirksen Building: First Street and C Street corner entrance
• The Hart Building: Second Street entrance

Passes to the Senate Galleries 

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It is our pleasure to offer passes to the Senate Chamber Gallery free of charge to our constituents. Passes are always required to visit the Galleries. These free passes are available in our office, suite 317 of the Hart Senate Office Building. If your party requires more than 20 passes, please call ahead to our office so we can have them ready for you. PLEASE NOTE: Children under the age of six are not permitted in the galleries. Furthermore, all electronics including, but not limited to, cameras, video recorders, key chains with electronic functions, cell phones, Blackberrys, as well as strollers, must be checked before entrance to the Gallery.

Senate Gallery
The line for entry to the Senate Gallery is at the North side of the Capitol. From the Hart building, you can turn left on First Street and walk to the corner of First Street and Constitution Avenue.

Houses of Representatives Gallery
The line for entry to the House of Representatives Gallery is found at the South side of the Capitol. Passes for the House Chamber must be obtained through your Representative's office.

International Visitors to the Gallery
International visitors are always welcome to view a session of the Senate or House, and should enter through the House of Representatives Gallery line. Capitol Guide Service personnel issue international gallery passes inside the South Screening Facility.

Capitol Tours 

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Public tours of the United States Capitol are available Monday through Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The building is not open on Sunday, but is open on national holidays. Groups leave each half hour from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Free, timed-tickets are distributed each day at 8:15 a.m. These tickets are good only for that day, and often run out within a few hours, so it is important to get to the booth early. Tours assemble next to the Garfield traffic circle on the southwest corner of the Capitol complex near the corner of Independence Avenue and First Street S.W., across First Street from the Botanic Gardens. Look for the Visitors Screening Facility kiosk; the guide service members are most easily identified by their red shirts with the Capitol logo on the pocket.

We are able to schedule staff-led tours of the Capitol Building for families from Florida on a limited basis. Our scheduled staff lead tours are conducted on Tuesday and Thursday at 10am and 2pm. Please email your request to tour_request@martinez.senate.gov or call 202-224-3041 to see if a tour is available during your stay.

*Please note that visitors to the Capitol are not permitted to bring any of the following items: aerosol sprays, liquids of any kind (including water bottles), unsealed foodstuffs, oversized suitcases or backpacks, knives of any kind, razors, mace, pepper spray, matches or lighters. However, Capitol police are authorized to make exceptions if the prohibited item is deemed to be necessary and required to serve child care, medical, or other special needs.

You may also want to consult the Architect of the Capitol website.

The Architect of the Capitol is responsible to the United States Congress for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, which includes the Capitol, the congressional office buildings, the Library of Congress buildings, the Supreme Court building, the U.S. Botanic Garden, the Capitol Power Plant, and other facilities.