Discover the National Archives Rotunda and stand before the most influential documents in American history. The Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, and Bill of Rights are not museum pieces but the legal and philosophical foundation of a nation, still in force and still debated today. On this one-hour skip-the-line tour, limited to just six guests, your expert guide will walk you through the Rotunda’s most important artifacts with the personal attention larger tours simply cannot offer. You’ll bypass the queue and spend your time where it matters most — face to face with these historic documents. Our guides bring the nation’s defining moments to life. They won’t simply describe what you’re looking at — they’ll explain why these documents almost didn’t survive, what their authors believed, and why the debates written into these pages are still argued today.