Where can I see the most treasured documents of the Library of Congress?
Some of the most historic and treasured items from the Library’s vast collection are on display within the exhibitions that comprise “The Library of Congress Experience” in the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building, including historic drafts of the Declaration of Independence, George Washington’s copy of the Constitution, the map that first used the term “America” for the New World, and Thomas Jefferson’s original library, the basis for the Library of Congress. The Gutenberg Bible and the Giant Bible of Mainz are on permanent display on the first floor of the Great Hall. Other changing exhibits are mounted in public areas and reading rooms in the three buildings.
