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Features                                                                                                 Working state capitol, historic rooms, rotating exhibits, museum store, monuments, and grounds

Hours                                                                                                  Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.  Closed state holidays.

Free Admission

Find Us / Contacts                                                                                600 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36104                                  Saturdays: Use rear entrance at 1 North Union Street                   Directions: Take exit 1, I-85, and turn north on Union Street. Continue 1/2 mile. The Capitol is on the left after Washington Avenue.                      (334) 242-3188   Christy Carl, Site Director christine.carl@preserveala.org (334) 242-3935   Tour Office/Education capitoltours@preserveala.org       (334) 353-4969   Goat Hill Museum Store                                             

Tours and Education                                                                         Contact the Tour Office at (334) 242-3935 or capitoltours@preserveala.org  Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.                                                           Self-guided tours are available to individuals and small groups. Guided tours are by appointment only and are scheduled hourly for groups of 15 or more. Guided tours last approximately 45 minutes.                                  Saturday, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.                                                                     Use rear entrance at 1 North Union Street -- Guided tours are available at 9, 11, 1, and 3 to individuals and groups. (No self-guided tours on Saturday.) Tours last approximately 45 minutes. Pre-arrangement suggested, but not required, for groups of 15 or more.  

Teacher Resources                                                                               The site director is available for curricular needs or other special requirements. Contact Christy Carl at (334) 242-3188.

Special Events                                                                                     Contact the Events Office at (334) 242-0347 to schedule programs on the grounds or inside the building. Events must be state-sponsored.

More History                                                                                        In 1846, following Cahawba and Tuscaloosa, Montgomery became Alabama's capital city. The first capitol building, a handsome Greek Revival structure designed by Philadelphia architect Stephen Button, was built in 1847. In 1849 the building burned. Between 1850-51, the present capitol building, also in the Greek Revival style, was constructed on the same site. A rear wing was added in 1885 and the two side wings between 1906 and 1912. A rear extension with a neoclassical portico similar to the original west front portico was completed in 1992.
                                                                       
The Alabama State Capitol was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1962.
                                              
Not only is Alabama State Capitol a revered symbol to thousands of Alabamians but a significant monument in American history.
                                                           
A major effort to rehabilitate the Capitol began in the 1970s. While most of this work was finished in 1992, efforts to restore and enhance the historical character of the building are ongoing by the Alabama Historical Commission.