White House Visitor Center and White House
For more information about the White House Visitors Center and to request a tour of the White House, please click here.
Free tour reservations are available directly through the Pentagon website. To start making your reservation, please click here.
If you request a White House tour as well, please let my office of Constituent Relations Director know when you receive a confirmation from the Pentagon so that they can avoid scheduling conflicts.
Closest Metro: Pentagon
The Capitol Visitor Center is the main entrance to the U.S. Capitol. Visitors can enter the Visitor Center without tour tickets. It is located on the East front of the Capitol at First Street East and East Capitol Street.
The U.S. Capitol is open to the public for tours guided by Capitol Visitor Center personnel. Tours will be conducted from 8:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Monday through Saturday. You must have a free tour ticket in order to enter the Capitol building. Walk-in tours of the Capitol are available each day at the Information Desks in Emancipation Hall on the lower level of the Visitor Center. The U.S. Capitol Visitor Center strongly advises that you make a reservation in advance to visit the Capitol during periods of high demand (Holidays and Spring and Summer months are particularly busy). The Capitol will be open on all federal holidays except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Presidential Inauguration Days. However, it may be closed to tours for special events on occasion.
Groups of 10 or less can make their own free reservations through the Capitol Visitor Center up to three months in advance by clicking here or calling (202)226-8000.
Groups larger than 10 can break into groups of ten or less to make their own reservations online (see above). Alternatively, large groups may make a reservation through a Congressional office. As my office's resources permit, I am happy to request these group tours on behalf of Arizonans. Please call (202)224-7125 to make a group reservation up to five months before your visit. If space is available, your tour will be scheduled while you are on the phone. If your visit is more than five months in the future, the system will not allow us to reserve that far in advance. The voicemail for my tour coordinator is purposefully full because they would prefer to speak to you in person (hours are 9a.m. - 5p.m. EST, Monday - Friday). If you wish to leave a message after hours, you may email the tour coordinator (this address is reserved for tour-related correspondence only).
Large tour groups should familiarize themselves with the restrictions on COMMERCIAL BUSSES while on Capitol Hill, as well as the related MAP OF BUS ROUTES.
*If you request a White House tour as well, the best way to avoid scheduling conflicts is to set up a Capitol tour in the afternoons, or on Mondays at any time of day.
Gallery Passes
If you are hoping to visit the House or Senate Galleries, please be advised that separate passes are needed for entry. For more information, please click here.
For the latest recorded information on visiting the Capitol, please call: 202-225-6827. For special needs (wheelchair access, etc), please call: 202-224-4048 (voice) or 202-224-4049 (TDD)
For more information, and a current list of prohibited items, please click here.
Closest Metro: Capitol South or Union Station.
First Street between Constitution Avenue NE and East Capitol Street.
You may tour the building (not the courtroom) on your own. Guided tours of the Supreme Court are not available. The building is open from 9AM – 4:30PM Monday – Friday and will be closed weekends and holidays. There is a great ground-floor cafeteria open to the public for breakfast and lunch, as well as exhibits, a film, and a gift shop.
A Court Term begins the first Monday in October and lasts through June, with breaks for summer.
In Session: When the court is in session, oral arguments are open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis (limited seating). To see whether oral arguments are occurring during your visit click here and refer to the calendar at the bottom of the page. The Court generally hears two one-hour arguments a day, at 10AM and 11AM, with occasional afternoon sessions scheduled as necessary. Arguments are held on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays in two-week intervals through late April (with longer breaks during December and February). In mid-May, after the oral argument portion of the Term has concluded, the Court takes the Bench Mondays at 10AM for the release of orders and opinions. This practice continues until all the cases heard during the Term are decided, usually the last week in June. These sessions, which typically last between 15 and 30 minutes, are also open to the public.
For information on how to attend an oral argument please click here.
Not in session: When court is not in session there are free lectures every hour on the half hour from 9:30AM to 3:30PM Monday-Friday. No reservations are necessary. A line forms in the Great Hall on the First Floor before each lecture, and visitors are admitted on a first-come, first-served basis. If your group size is smaller than 25, they recommend that you arrive 10 minutes prior to start of lecture, 25-50 in group then 20 minutes prior, 50-75 in group, 30 minutes prior, 75-100 then 45 minutes prior, larger than 100 then 60 minutes prior. Lecture schedules may vary and it is best to call and confirm times before your visit.
For weekly updates on the Courtroom Lecture schedule, please call:
202-479-3211 (ext.4 … and ext. 4 again)
For the Supreme Court Visitor Information Line, please call: 202-479-3211 (ext. 4)
For more information please click here.
Closest Metro: Union Station or Capitol South
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
14th and C Streets, S.W.
You'll see millions of dollars being printed during a tour of the BEP. The tour features the various steps of currency production, beginning with large, blank sheets of paper, and ending with wallet-ready bills!
As the U.S. Government's security printer, the BEP is responsible for the design, engraving and printing of all U.S. paper currency. A world leader in printing technology, the Bureau also produces portions of U.S. passports, materials for Homeland Security, military identification cards, Immigration and Naturalization Certificates, White House invitations, Treasury obligations and other U.S. securities.
Free public tours are available. Photo identification is required. The Bureau is closed on weekends, federal holidays and the week between Christmas and New Years. The Bureau is open on the Friday after Thanksgiving... please be advised that this is one of the busiest tour days of the year, so plan ahead.
September – February
No tickets are required. Line up at the Visitor Entrance to the BEP (14th & C Streets, SW). Allow 45 – 50 minutes from the time you enter the building until the end of your tour. Public tours are offered 9AM - 10:45AM & 12:30PM - 2PM (every 15 minutes).
PEAK SEASON (March - August) FREE TICKETS ARE REQUIRED
From the first Monday in March through the last Friday in August, tickets are passed out on a first-come, first-served basis. The ticket booth is located on Raoul Wallenberg Place (formerly 15th Street). They offer same day tickets only. The Ticket Booth opens at 8AM Monday - Friday, and closes when all tickets have been distributed. Lines form early (some days as early as 6:30AM) and tickets go quickly, most days (especially during the first two weeks in April ~ Cherry Blossom/Spring Break) tickets are gone by 8:30AM. Please plan accordingly.
Extended Hours (May-Aug) 2PM – 3:45PM & 5PM – 7PM (every 15 minutes)
School Group Tours (RESERVATIONS REQUIRED)**
Offered from 11AM - 12:15PM (every 15 minutes) (50 people max per tour)
Please complete a Group Reservation Request Form (click here) and fax it to 202-874-6331.
**If you request a White House tour as well, please let my office of Constituent Relations in Washington know when you receive a confirmation from the BEP for your group tour so that they can avoid scheduling conflicts.
For more information please click here or call 202-874-3188.
Closest Metro: Smithsonian
The Thomas Jefferson Building is open 8:30 to 4:30 Monday through Saturday.
Public tours are offered at 10:30 and 11:30, 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30, Monday - Friday. Saturday public tours are offered at 10:30 and 11:30, as well as 1:30 and 2:30. These free tours are open to individuals and small groups with no more than 10 participants. No reservations or tickets are required.
Groups of 10 to 60 participants may reserve private tours with advance notice by filling out the form provided by the Visitor Services Office through their website (click here), or calling 202-707–0919. These tours are designed for organizations and schools (fifth-grade level and above). Reserved group tour times are offered Monday - Friday, at 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, and 1:00, subject to availability.
All tours commence in the Great Hall of the Thomas Jefferson building.
For more information please click here.
Closest Metro: Capitol South
Free tour reservations are available directly through the U.S. Department of State website. For more information please click here. Tours are only conducted Monday-Friday and are not recommended for anyone 12 years old and younger due to the “fine art” displayed in some rooms.
All tour participants 16 and older must be able to present valid photo identification. The tour should last about 45 minutes. No strollers, briefcases, backpacks, and packages are allowed on this tour and there are no lockers for personal storage. Please note that picture taking is only permitted within the Diplomatic Reception Rooms. Photography in any other area of the building is not permitted.
The tour entrance is at 23rd street, between C and D streets, NW. Public parking is not available; however there are a limited amount of metered spaces in the immediate area.
If you request a White House tour as well, please let my office of Constituent Relations in Washington know when you receive a confirmation from the Department of State so that they can avoid scheduling conflicts.
Closest Metro: Foggy Bottom
15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
The Department of Treasury tour does not show you the process of printing money. That is the Bureau of Engraving and Printing tour.
Tours must be scheduled through a Congressional Office and are only available Saturday mornings. The Department of the Treasury is closed for Holiday weekends and it may also close occasionally for special diplomatic events. If your stay in DC includes a Saturday, you may mention in the special needs section of the Tour Request Form that you would like this tour option. For your request to be considered, we MUST receive your security information for the required background check. Once your request is submitted through my website, please send a copy of the Treasury security roster (available here as an Excel or Word document) to my tour coordinator via email or fax (202-228-3995). If you cannot access the security roster documents from the links provided, please send the following information for everyone planning to attend the tour: Full Name, Date of Birth, and Social Security Number. Should your request be approved by the Treasury, this information will be given to the Treasury for a security background check. Tours are only available for citizens and legal residents of the United States.
Alternatively, you may also call us with this information.
Strollers and backpacks are not permitted in the Building and there is no storage area onsite. Photography (still or video) is not permitted. Special arrangements must be made in advance for wheelchair access to the building. Photo ID is required for admittance.
For more information please click here.
Closest Metro: McPherson Square and Metro Center
732 North Capitol St., NW between H & G Streets
Tours must be scheduled through a Congressional Office and are only available Memorial Day – Labor Day. If your stay in DC occurs between Memorial Day and Labor Day, you may mention in the special needs section of the Tour Request Form that you would like this tour option. The tour is not suitable for children under six. Please reserve tours at least 2 weeks in advance.
Cameras and open-toed shoes are prohibited. Photo ID is required for admittance.
For more information please click here.
Closest Metro: Union Station
