Joe Lieberman, Senator from Connecticut

Visiting

My staff is glad to assist you when visiting our nation's capital.

Memorials, Museums, and Tours

Visiting: Tours

Tours

Important! Many of these sites require groups to schedule tours through a congressional office. My office is glad to assist Connecticut groups but we ask that you place tour requests 4-6 weeks in advance, especially during peak visiting months. I hope you enjoy all that Washington, D.C. has to offer. Please feel free to contact my office if you need more information.

Bureau of Engraving and Printing

14th and C Street, SW (map)

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing is open to the public for tours. Tickets are required for tours during the peak season (March – September) on a first-come, first-served basis. The ticket booth is located on Raoul Wallenberg Place (formerly 15th Street). Only same day tickets are available and tours are only available Monday-Friday. The Ticket Booth opens at 8:00 a.m. but lines form early and most tickets are gone by 9:00 a.m. The Visitor's Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. For updated tour Information, please call the Tour Operations Office at 202-874-2330 or toll free at 866-874-2330.

Federal Bureau of Investigation

935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has stated that it will remain closed for public tours until further notice. For periodic updates on the status, please call 202-324-3447.

Library of Congress

101 Independence Avenue, SE

The mission of the Library of Congress is to make its resources available and useful to the Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations. Guided public tours are offered Monday through Friday at 10:30am, 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. and on Saturday at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Special tours including tours in other languages must be prearranged through the Visitor Services Office. For information, call the Visitor Services Office at 202-707-9779. Constituents may arrange special tours by contacting our office or your Representative's office. Please place requests at least one month in advance, especially during the summer. For general information on visiting the Library of Congress, please call 202-707-8000. The Library also offers a variety of programs, exhibits, and other events.

The Pentagon

700 Army-Navy Drive, Pentagon City, VA

The Pentagon is the national headquarters for the Department of Defense. The massive five-sided building is twice the size of the Merchandise Mart in Chicago and has three times the floor space of the Empire State Building in New York. The Capitol building could fit into any one of the five wedge-shaped sections. The Pentagon has recently begun accepting group tour requests from schools, educational organizations and other select groups by reservation only. To book a tour you may contact my office or the Pentagon Tour Office at 703-697-1776.

The Department of State

22nd and C Streets, NW

The Department of State was established in 1789 to advise the President on the formulation and execution of foreign affairs. Visitors may make advance arrangements to tour the Eighth-floor Diplomatic Reception Room – among the most beautiful rooms in the world used for official entertaining– by calling 202-647-3241. The building is a secure facility, and visitors will need to check in at the information desk inside the C Street entrance. Be sure to bring photo identification. Our office is unable to arrange tours at the Department of State. You can visit only if you are pre-cleared or cleared in by an employee, unless you are visiting the job information display located in the D Street foyer. Visitors must be escorted by a Department employee at all times.

Supreme Court of the United States

One First Street, NE

The Supreme Court is the highest tribunal in the nation for all cases and controversies arising under the constitution or the laws of the United States. The Court acts as the final arbiter of the law. The U.S. Supreme Court offers a variety of educational programs for visitors. 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 typically given every hour on the half-hour, on days that the Court is not sitting, beginning at 9:30 a.m. and concluding at 3:30 p.m. The building is open to the public (groups smaller than 50) without reservations from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. All oral arguments are open to the public, but there is very limited seating, which is offered on a first-come, first served basis. Many cases draw large crowds, with lines forming well before the building opens. Seating for oral arguments typically begins at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. To obtain updated information on visiting the Court, including any schedule changes, please call 202-479-3211.

The Department of the Treasury

1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

The Department of the Treasury tours are suspended until further notice. You can obtain additional information online from the Treasury web site or visit the online “Virtual Tour”. For more informations please call, 202-622-6415.

United States Capitol

The United States Capitol, which houses the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, is open to the public for tours from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Same day timed tickets are distributed one ticket per person from the ticket kiosk located on the South West corner of the Capitol Ground (between 1st Street and Independence Ave). You must obtain a pass from our office or your Representative to watch Congress in session from the visitors' gallery. My Senate office is located in Suite 706 of the Senate Hart Building, or call 202-224-4041. To see the House of Represenatives in session, visit the Representative from your Congressional district to obtain a pass. Call 202-225-6827 for the latest recorded information on visiting the Capitol. See an online "Virtual Tour" of the Capitol.

The Architect of the Capitol has a useful web site with information about tours, history, currect construction projects, and more.

White House

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Tours of the White House are currently being scheduled for any group of ten people. Individual tours are still suspended at this time. Tours must be requested at least four months in advance and may be requested up to six months in advance. Due to an extremely high volume of requests, tours are filling up quickly and even advanced planning may not guarantee entry into the White House. All tours must be requested through my office. These self-guided tours will be scheduled from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday. For the most up-to-date information, call the Visitors Office Info Line at 202-456-7041.