Are you planning a trip to Washington, DC? If so, below is a list of information on public tours for many sights in and around Washington.
Many monuments, museums, and historical sites offer free public tours throughout the year. Upon request, we can mail you a visitor's guide with detailed information regarding points of interest in the Washington area.
While Congressional tours can also be arranged, tickets are extremely limited, and we ask that you submit your request several months in advance. Please note that some attractions are unable to fulfill requests even if they are made with considerable lead time. This is especially true from March through September.
The following five sites welcome Congressional tours:
Many monuments, museums, and historical sites offer free public tours throughout the year. Upon request, we can mail you a visitor's guide with detailed information regarding points of interest in the Washington area.
While Congressional tours can also be arranged, tickets are extremely limited, and we ask that you submit your request several months in advance. Please note that some attractions are unable to fulfill requests even if they are made with considerable lead time. This is especially true from March through September.
- The Bureau of Printing and Engraving
- The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- The Supreme Court of the United States
- The U.S. Capitol
- The White House
Other Information about Washington, DC
- Map of White House Area
- Map of Capitol Hill area
- Map of the Washington DC Mall
- Washington, DC Metrorail Map
Tourist Information
- Official Tourism Site of Washington, DC
- Cultural Tourism DC
- U.S. Senate Online Vistor's Center
- The Washington Post Visitor's Guide
Monuments and Memorials
- Arlington National Cemetery
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
- Iwo Jima/Marine Corps Memorial
- Korean War Veterans Memorial
- Lincoln Memorial
- National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
- Theodore Roosevelt Island Park
- Thomas Jefferson Memorial
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- Washington Monument
- Washington National Cathedral
- Library of Congress
Museums
- Capital Children's Museum
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Gardens
- International Spy Museum
- National Air & Space Museums
- National Archives
- National Aquarium
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of Women in the Arts
- Smithsonian Institution
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Galleries
- American Visionary Art Museum
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery/Freer Gallery of Art
- Corcoran Gallery of Art
- National Gallery of Art
- National Museum of African Art
- National Portrait Gallery
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
Performing Arts
- Ford's Theatre
- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- Shakespeare Theatre at the Lansburgh
- Smithsonian Theatre
- The National Theater
- Warner Theatre
- Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
Battlefields and Civil War Sites
- Antietam
- Bull Run Manassas (Virginia)
- Gettysburg (Pennsylvania)
- Harpers Ferry (West Virginia)
- Leesburg (Virginia)
