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The historical and educational resources available to visitors in the D.C. area are quite extensive. Below I have
included links to a variety of attractions within the area which may help you in planning your trip to Washington, D.C.
My office staff will also provide you with information about what to see and do while you are visiting our nation's Capital.
For best availability of tours, please make you requests at least three months prior to the tour dates requested.
To submit a tour reqest on-line, please link to my tour request form.
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Arlington National Cemetery is open to the public at 8 a.m. 365 days a year. From April 1 to Sept. 30 the cemetery closes at 7 p.m.; the other six months it closes at 5 p.m.
BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING
My office can schedule a tour for Alabamians of the Bureau and Engraving and Printing. Located on Raoul Wallenberg Place and C
Street SW, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing prints all U.S. currency, as well as postage stamps, Treasury Bonds, and White
House Invitations. Public tours can also be obtained at the Bureau itself. Please consult the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's
website for further information.
CAPITOL TOURS
The United States Capitol re-opened on a limited basis for tours on Saturday, December 8, 2001.
Tours are available Monday through Saturday, the first tour beginning at 9:00 am and the last at 4:30 pm.
Free tour tickets are distributed on a first come, first serve basis, starting at 8:15 am each day at the
East Front Screening Facility, located near the fountains on the East Front of the Capitol.
The Capitol will be closed for tours on Sundays and on holidays. Maximum tour size will be 40 visitors every
half-hour.
Beginning April 1, 2002, my office will be able to schedule limited staff tours. Please contact my office
for further information. My office can also provide Alabamians with passes to the House and Senate galleries.
Simply stop in my office at 110 Hart Senate Office Building and pick them up. Virtual
Tour of the United States Capitol.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
The FBI building is closed to public tours at this time.
FDR MEMORIAL
The public may visit the FDR Memorial 24 hours a day. However Rangers are on duty to answer questions from 9:30 am to 11:30 pm daily.
HOLOCAUST MUSEUM
The museum is open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day, including weekends. While passes are not needed for entering the museum building, visiting special exhibitions, the interactive Wexner Learning Center, and other museum resources, timed passes are necessary for visiting the permanent exhibition, The Holocaust. Timed passes can be obtained at the museum on the day of your visit or in advance by calling (800) 400-9373 or visiting www.tickets.com. The museum distributes passes on a first come first served basis, but a limited number of timed entry passes are available each day.
KENNEDY CENTER
Free tours of the Kennedy Center are given by the Friends of the Kennedy Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. They depart from the parking plaza on Level A, and feature the Hall of States and Hall of Nations, the Center's main theaters, and dozens of paintings, sculptures, and other artworks given to the Center by foreign countries. For more information, call (202) 416-8340.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Public tours are offered at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. and 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday in the Great Hall of the Thomas Jefferson Building. Saturday public tours are offered at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 and 2:30 p.m.
LINCOLN MEMORIAL
The public may visit the Lincoln Memorial 24 hours a day. However Rangers are on duty to answer questions from 9:30 am to 11:30 pm daily.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES
The National Archives Museum is open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. from Labor Day to March 31, from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. from April 1 to the Friday before Memorial Day weekend, and 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Admission is free.
PENTAGON
Due to increased security regulations, only groups from government agencies, educational institutions, or military units consisting of 5 or more people may tour the Pentagon. Such groups should read the tour guidelines and then request a tour.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONS
Admission to 14 Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., is free. The Washignton Area Smithsonians
include: the Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle), Arts and Industries Building, Cooper-Hewitt, Hirshhorn Museum and
Sculpture Garden, National Air and Space Museum, National Museum of African Art, National Museum of American Art, National
Museum of American History, National Museum of Natural History, National Portrait Gallery, National Postal Museum, National
Zoological Park, and the Renwick Gallery of the National Museum of American Art. Map of the
Smithsonian Insitutions on the National Mall
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
1st St. & Maryland Ave., NE; Washington , DC 20543; Phone: (202) 479-3211
The Supreme Court offers a variety of educational programs. Exhibits, which are changed periodically, and a theater, where a film on the Supreme Court is shown, are located on the
ground floor. Lectures in the Courtroom are given every hour on the half-hour, on days that
the Court is not sitting.
The building is open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. It is closed Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holidays.
Admission: Free.
THE WHITE HOUSE
My office is able to set up White House tours for groups of at least 10 people provided they are constituents from Alabama. However, due to the extremely high demand and limited tours offered by the White House Visitors Office, we require 4-5 months notice to arrange them. Please let us know as soon as possible if you are planning on coming to Washington, D.C. and wish to request a tour. For the most up-to-date information, call the 24-hour Visitors Office Info Line at 202-456-7041.
I hope that you will enjoy your stay in Washington. Please stop by my office at 110 Hart Senate Office Building to sign the
guest book and pick up some complimentary gallery passes. Additionally, my staff can offer other recommendations, suggestions
and assistance as necessary. For more information, please contact my Washington, D.C. office (202) 224-5744, or send me an email
at:
Contact Sen. Shelby: Senator@shelby.senate.gov
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