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Visiting Washington D.C My Washington D.C. office can assist constituents with their visit to the nation’s capitol. Congressional tours of the White House, Capitol, FBI and Bureau of Engraving and Printing can be scheduled by contacting the office or completing the Tour Request Form. A limited number of tours is available, interested constituents should make arrangements as far in advance as possible. A minimum of 2-3 months is recommended. Gallery Passes I'm always happy to provide constituents with passes to the House and Senate galleries to watch floor debate and votes. Passes are always available in my Washington Office. No advance notice is required. TransportationAirports: Baltimore/Washington International Airport Dulles International Airport Ronald Reagan National Airport Metro: Gray Line - sightseeing tours for families & groups, prices from $20 - $50, Union Station, Bus Level, 50 Massachusetts Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20002 Telephone Number: (301) 386-8300 (groups), (202) 289-1995 (courtesy pick up) Old Town Trolley-sightseeing tours of Alexandria, VA & Washington, DC for families & groups. Adults: $14.00 Children: $5.00 (ages 5-12) 3150 V Street, NE. Telephone: (01) 985-3021. Tourmobile Service - The National Park Service has concessionaire-operated guided tourmobile that travel from Capitol Hill to Arlington Cemetery & points of interest in between with unlimited re-boarding privileges the day of ticket purchase. Hours: 9:30am to 4:30pm daily. Admissions: Adults $8.00 & Children ages 3 to 11 $3.50 Telephone: (202)554-7950. ToursThe Arlington National Cemetery - Open daily October through March from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 pm, & April through September from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00pm, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Amphitheater, the Custis-Lee Mansion & the graves of Presidents John F. Kennedy & William Howard Taft. Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier every hour on the hour & every half hour during the summer months. Narrated bus tour: Adults $2.75 Children $1.25 (the buses run one half hour after opening to one half hour before closing) - Telephone: (703) 692-0931. The Botanic Gardens - Maryland Avenue. SW Open daily from 9:00am to 5:00pm & 9:00am to 9:00pm during the summer months. Group tours are available by request except Saturday & Sunday or during any shows. Telephone: (202)225-8333 Metro: Federal center South West. The Bureau of Engraving & Printing - 14th & C Streets, SW See how US currency is printed. Tours Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 2:00pm. Closed Weekends, Federal Holidays & December 24 through January 3. Re-open January 4 with regular hours. Group tours not available. Telephone: (202) 283-2646. Metro: Smithsonian. The United States Capitol Building - Congressman English’s office staff conducts tours Monday through Friday of the Capitol building, including the House gallery for groups of 15 and under. Schools and other large groups interested in touring the Capitol can contact English’s office in advance of their desired tour date to arrange a tour through the Capitol Guide Service. Public tours of the Capitol are available daily (except Christmas, New Year’s and Thanksgiving) from The Capital Children's Museum - The whole city block at 3rd and H streets, NE. About three blocks behind Union Station at 800 3rd Street, NE. The museum specializes in hands-on, interactive educational exhibits. Open daily from 10:00am to 5:00pm. Metro: Union Station. Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) - Closed indefinitely for renovations. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - This tour is conducted by Friends of the Kennedy Center volunteers. Visitors should go to the Tour Desk on Motor Parking Lobby A, here tours leave approximately every 15 minutes and last about an hour. Telephone: (202)254- 3774 Metro: Foggy Bottom/GWU. The Library of Congress - Jefferson Building, First Street & Independence Avenue, SE. Tours are conducted at 10:00am, 1pm, and 3pm, Monday through Friday. These tours follow the showing of an orientation film which begins in the Visitors' Orientation Theater, Room LM-139 in Madison Building. Groups of 10 people or more need reservations. Telephone: (202)287-5458. Metro: Capitol South or Union Station . The National Archives. - 7th & Constitution Avenue, NW. Open daily from 10:00am to 5:00pm, Saturday from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. Telephone: (202)523-3183. National Park Service - Information on National Park Service units in the Nation's Capitol. The Old Post Office-Pavilion - 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Open Daily from 9:00am to 10:00pm. National Parks Service offers a tour of the bell tower with a splendid view of the city. The lines for this tour are normally much shorter than for the Washington Memorial. Telephone: (202)289-4224 Metro: Federal Triangle or Navy Memorial The Pentagon - Tours of the Pentagon are available only to schools, educational organizations and other select groups by reservation only. Groups interested in touring the Pentagon should contact the Pentagon Tour Office at 703-697-1776. The Washington Navy Yard - at 9th & M Streets, SE, on the banks of the Anacostia River. The original buildings date back to the 1800's & contain the Navy Memorial Museum & Marine Corps Museum. The Navy Museum is free & opened from 10:00am to 4:00pm weekdays. Docked near the Navy Museum is a real Vietnam-era destroyer, the USS Barry. The USS Barry is open from 10:00am to 5:00pm. The Department of State - 2201 C Street, NW Tours are conducted Monday through Friday at 9:30am, 10:30 am, & 3:00pm. Tours are by reservation only. Telephone: (202)647-3241. The Supreme Court - First Street & Maryland Avenue, NE. Open Monday through Friday on of Federal holidays. Tours & public lectures are conducted in the courtroom from 9:30 & to 3:30pm every hour on the half hour, except when court is in session. No tours are given during August. Telephone: (202)647-3241 Metro: Capitol South or Union Station. The Department of the Treasury - All tours of the main The United States National Arboretum - 444 acres of trees, shrubs and assorted plants in the northeast section of the District of Columbia. Hours: 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday through Friday. 10:00am to 5pm, Saturday and Sunday. Guide services for organized groups are available. Please make reservations for groups. Entrance: New York Avenue, NE. Metro: Stadium Armory on the blue or orange lines, then Bus number B-2, B-4, or B-5 to the intersection of Bladensburg Road and R Street, Walk east of R street 300 yards to the R street gate. Telephone: 202/637-7000. The United States Naval Observatory - 34th and Massachusetts Avenue, NW. Evening hours are available Monday at 8:30pm, weather permitting, exception Federal holidays. Telephone: 202/653-1543. The White House - Memorials, Monuments and Points of Interest The Jefferson Memorial - South bank of the Tidal Basin. Open 24 hours daily. At the Swan Boathouse you can rent a paddle boat to cruise on the Basin. The Lincoln Memorial - West Potomac Park at the foot of 23rd Street, NW. Open 24 hours daily. Telephone: (202)426-6895. The United States Navy Memorial and Visitors Center - Located at 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. Metro: Navy Memorial. Hours for Visitors Center are Monday through Saturday, 9:30am to 5:00pm, and Sunday, noon to 5:00pm. Telephone: 202/737-2300. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Henry Bacon Drive & Constitution Avenue, NW. Always open. Constructed of black granite to honor all Americans who served in the Vietnam War. ' As a special tribute to those who did not return, the names of more than 58,000 who gave their lives or who remain missing are inscribed in the Memorial's walls. The names are in chronological order. The Washington Monument - On the Mall at 15th Street, NW. Open daily (except December 25th ) 9am – 5pm. Tickets are available daily for no fee on a first come, first serve basis beginning at 8am. Advanced reservations may be made by calling 1-800-967-2283. Museums - The Corcoran Gallery of Art - 17th Street and New York Avenue. Open Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00am to 4:30pm and on Thursday, 10:00am to 9:00pm. Telephone: (202) 447-9709. Ford's Theatre & Lincoln Museum - 10th Street Between E & F Streets, NW. Building is open every day from 9:00am to 5:00pm with the exception of Christmas. Telephone: (202)426-6924. The Hall of States Building - 444 North Capitol Street, NW. This building houses 32 state offices. For information call the Council of State Governments at 202-624-5386. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - 100 Raoul Wallenbert Place, SW (old 15th street between Maine Avenue and Independence Avenue). There is an entrance also on 14th street, next to the Bureau of Printing & Engraving. Open 7 days a week from 10:00 am to 5:30pm Closed on Christmas. Permanent exhibition is recommended for ages 11 and up. Daniel's Story is recommended for ages 8 and up. The visit will take from an 1 1/2 to 3 hours. Currently tickets are required. Tickets can be purchased by telephone through Ticketmaster by calling (800) 551-7328. The cost is $3.00/ticket + $1.25/order handling charge. It hoped that this practice can be terminated by the end of the summer. Metro: Smithsonian on the blue or orange lines exit at 12th and Independence Avenue. Telephone: (202) 488-0400. The National Building Museum - Located: 401 F Street, NW, between 4th and 5th streets. Wheelchair access at 4th and G streets. Museum Hours: Monday - Saturday 10:00am - 4pm, Sunday noon - 4pm. Closed Thanks Giving, Christmas, and New Year's Day. Pension Building hours: Monday through Friday (12:30pm), Saturday and Sunday (12:30pm and 1:30pm). Metro: Judiciary Square - Red line. Telephone: 202/272-2448. The National Gallery of Art - 6th & Constitution Avenue, NW. Open daily from 10:00am to 5:00pm, Sunday noon to 9:00pm. Sunday concerts are held at 7:00pm in the East Garden Court from October through June. Telephone: (202)737-4215. The National Geographic Society - 17th & M Street, NW. Exhibits of famous scientific expeditions. Telephone: (202)857-7588. The National Postal Museum - Located: 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE in the Washington City Post Office Building on Capitol Hill (next to Union Station). Hours: 10:00am to 5:30pm. Closed on Christmas. Free admission. Telephone: general number is 202/357-2700, for hearing impaired call 202/357-1729. The Phillips Collection - the nation's first museum of modern art with free Sunday concerts. 1600-1612 21st Street, NW. Telephone: 202/387-2151. The Textile Museum - 11,000 textiles and 1,000 rugs. Located: 2320 S Street, NW. Telephone: 202/667-0441. The Washington Dolls' House and Toy Museum - antique dolls' houses, dolls, toys and games. 5236 44th Street, NW. telephone: 202/244-0024. The Smithsonian Institution - For information, Call (202)357-1300 Hours: The museums are open daily, except Christmas, from 10:00am to 5:30pm (Air & Space 10:00am to 7:30pm). Extended Summer hours are determined annually. Metro: Smithsonian. Other Places of InterestThe National Aquarium - 14th Street between Constitution Avenue & D Street, NW. Tanks filled with fish, frogs, alligators, sharks etc... Open daily from 9:00am to 5:00pm exception of Christmas. Admissions: Adults $1.00, Senior Citizens & Children under 12 50 cents. Telephone: (202)377-2825. Zoological Park - 3001 Connecticut Avenue, NW. Grounds open daily from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00pm from May 1 through September 15. Buildings are open from 9:00am to 4:30pm during the winter months & from 10:00am to 6:00pm during the summer months. Telephone: (202)673-4717. Plantations and Historic MansionsThe Dumbarton Oaks - 1703 32nd Street, NW. Gardens open daily from 2:00pm to 5:00pm. Museum open Tuesday through Sunday fro 2:00pm to 5:00pm. Both are closed on Federal Holidays and December 24, 25, and January 1. Admission to garden: $1.00; Senior Citizens free on Wednesdays; Children 12 and under free. Telephone: 202/338-8278. Mount Vernon - Home of George Washington. Open to the public daily from 9:00am to 5:00pm from March through October & at 4:00pm from November through February. Admission: Adults $7.00 Children ages 6 to 11 $3.00, Children 6 & under free, Senior Citizens $6.00. Special prices or groups of school children, youth groups & senior Citizens. A group is defined as a minimum of twenty adults or twelve students (grades 1 - 12). Telephone: (703)780-2000. The Octagon House - 18th and New York Avenue, NW. Architectural exhibits. Served as James Madison's White House following the destruction of the real White House by the British in 1814. The Treaty of Ghent was signed here, ending the War of 1812. Open Tuesday through Friday from 10:00am to 4:00pm/Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4:00pm. Closed Monday. Telephone: 202/638-3105. EntertainmentTicketmaster: (800) 551-7328 Sports Oriole Park at Camden Yards - westside of Baltimore's Inner Harbor. Telephone: 800/448-9009 (ticket information), 301/243-9800 (general information), and 301/396-7113 (stadium information). The Washinton Bullets - Capitol Center at 1 Harry S. Truman Drive, Landover, Maryland. Exit 15A and 17A off of I-495. Telephone: 301/432-0200 for ticket information, 301/350-3400 for stadium information. Washington Capitals - Capitol Center at 1 Harry S. Truman Drive, Landover, Maryland. Exit 15A and 17A off of I-495. Telephone: 301/432-0200 for ticket information, 301/350-3400 for stadium information. Washington Redskins - RFK stadium at East Capitol and 22nd Street, NE. Telephone: 202/546-2222 for ticket information and 202/547-9077 for stadium information. Tickets are very difficult to get and are expensive. Outdoor TheatersMerriweather Post Pavilion - performing arts offers symphonic music, and pop concerts. Only open during warm weather. Telephone: 800/551-7328 (Columbia, Maryland) and 301/596-0660 (in D.C.) Wolf Trap Farm park for the Preforming Arts - Virginia Route 7 near Vienna, Virginia. The nation's first National Park for the performing arts offers opera, symphonic music, pop concerts, jazz and ballet. Only open during warm weather. Price of admission varies depending on program. Telephone: 703/938-3800. Theaters Arena Stage 800/777-2238 D.C. Space Discovery Theater Ford's Theater John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts National Theater Shakespeare Theatre at the Folger Source Theatre Studio Theater Washington Ballet Washington Performing Arts Society Maps Map of Washington, DC Metro System (Subway) - A map of the Washington, DC transit system, showing subway lines and stations. Note, the Blue Subway Line, Capitol South station will take you the closest to House of Representatives office buildings. Maps of DC area - Maps included for the Mall, the White House and surrounding area and a sightseeing map. Map of Capitol Grounds - The Capitol, House and Senate office buildings are noted. |
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