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Below is a list of the tours and attractions that visitors to Washington may
be interested in seeing. However, due to the need for increased security following
the 9/11 and anthrax attacks, visitor information
should be confirmed with each attraction to get the most recent information and
possible restrictions. My office may be able to help arrange tours of the Capitol,
the White House, the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the Washington Monument,
the Kennedy Center, and the Supreme Court. These tours are in great demand
so please give my office several weeks advance notice.
Tour tickets can be requested by calling my Washington, D.C. office at (202)
224-3004.
Public Tours
Public tours are designed to accommodate groups of all sizes and are available from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday. The tour lasts approximately 30 minutes. No reservations or tickets are required during the
non-peak season (October through mid-March). However, tickets are necessary during the peak season (late March through
September) and may be obtained at no charge from the ticket kiosk on the 15th Street side of the building. Tours begin
at the 14th and C Street, SW entrance.
Due to the recent acts of terrorism, tours of the Capitol are subject to change. Please call in advance of planned visits to the Capitol to get the latest information.
Public tours have been temporarily suspended. This is subject to change at any time. Please call the FBI at 202-324-3447 to get the latest information about tours.
Public tours are available daily from 10:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., however, tickets are required and are not available through Congressional offices. To receive a ticket, you may wait in line at 8:00 a.m. each morning. The ticket may be for later in the day. The Box Office is on the 14th Street side of the Museum and opens at 9:00 a.m. In addition, for a $3 service charge, you can reserve tickets in advance through TicketMaster. Tours begin at 100 Raoul Wallenburg Place, SW.
Regular public tours are conducted by Friends of the Kennedy Center volunteers daily from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Visitors should go to the Tour Desk on Motor Lobby A, where tours leave approximately every 15 minutes and last about an hour.
Tours leave from Madison Memorial Hall (101 Independence Avenue, S.E.) Monday through Friday at 10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. The tour is approximately 45 minutes in length. A slide presentation is given hourly beginning at 8:30 a.m.
The National Archives Building is currently being renovated. The Rotunda, where the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights are displayed, will be closed until the summer of 2003.
Public tours of the Pentagon have currently been suspended. However, policy regarding public tours is subject to change at any time. Please call in advance of planned visits to the Pentagon to get the latest information.
Twenty-minute courtroom lectures are available every hour on the half-hour when the Court is not in session, Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. The lectures are followed by a short movie and exhibits. The building is open from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Court sessions begin the first Monday in October and continue two weeks per month through April. Visitors are allowed to listen to oral arguments. Courtroom seats are available to visitors on a first-come, first-served basis when the Court is in session from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon and from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tours begin at First Street and Maryland Avenue, NE.
White House general public tours have currently been suspended. However,
policy regarding public tours is subject to change at any time. You
can direct questions about White House tours to the White House
Visitors' Center. Feel free to call them at (202) 208-1631 or access
their website.
The Visitors Center also has a 24-hour recording at 202-456-7041.
Museum Websites
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