Nebraska State Capitol Public Hours

Monday - Friday Building open        8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tours available       9:00, 10:00, 11:00 a.m. and 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 p.m. Saturday & Holidays Building open        10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tours available       10:00, 11:00 a.m. and 1.00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 p.m. Sunday Building open        1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Tours available       1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 p.m.

The Capitol is closed Thanksgiving Day and the Friday after, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. For more information about touring the Nebraska State Capitol please call (402)471-0448. Anyone needing auxiliary assistance should contact the tour office at (402)471-0448 at least ten business days prior to their visit. There is accessible parking on K Street to the east and west of the base of the Grand Staircase on the north side of the Capitol. There are six marked stalls, two are van accessible. The accessible entrance is beneath the Grand Staircase. The accessible elevator for second floor and the three branches of government is to the right as you enter the north door in Room #1009. The north tower elevators (northeast and northwest) provide access to tower offices and the 14th floor observation level and the Memorial Chamber. The elevator doorways are 28" wide and are large enough for most wheelchairs. Capitol Security has wheelchairs which fit the tower elevators. The exterior observation decks are three steps below 14th floor level, however it is possible to view the city from the door opening. For those with special accessibility concerns the Tour Office has a videotape showing the view from the 14th floor observation deck available. Accessible rest rooms are located on ground floor in the four outer corners of the building, and on second floor in the outer northwest corner. There are drinking fountains on ground floor adjacent to the rest rooms.