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Visit Washington D.C.

Congressman Boswell is pleased to be able to assist constituents in scheduling tours at several popular attractions in Washington, D.C.  Please be sure to request your tours through this website and to include your email address as that is the primary method of correspondence.  
Many tours in Washington, D.C. require advance notice, as they fill up very quickly due to high demand, especially from March to September. We recommend submitting requests for tours 3-5 months in advance.  While our office will do everything we can to help you acquire tickets, there are no guarantees of availability.
 
Tours Congressman Boswell’s Office can schedule for you:
The White House 
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/tours-and-events
Self-guided tours of the White House are available Tuesday through Saturday (excluding federal holidays). You will be required to submit basic security information (full name, birth date, Social Security number) to the White House Visitors Office through Congressman Boswell’s office.
Please note that the White House requires an absolute minimum of 30 days to process the required security information. Congressman Boswell’s office cannot process White House tour requests made less than 30 days in advance.  White House tours are granted on a first-come, first-served basis and the Office of Congressman Boswell has no influence on the approval of White House tour requests.
 
Metro: Metro Center, McPherson Square or Federal Triangle.
 
United States Capitol
http://www.visitthecapitol.gov/
Free, guided tours of the Capitol are conducted Monday through Saturday throughout the year.  Tours of the Capitol last approximately an hour and reservations can be made through our office or through the Capitol Visitor’s Center website.  If Congress is in session and you would like to observe from the galleries, please visit my office in the Longworth House Office Building, room 1026, to obtain passes.  
Metro: Capitol South or Union Station
 
 
Supreme Court
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
The Supreme Court building is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with the exception of federal holidays.  My office can make reservations for constituents wishing to attend a 45 minute lecture about the Supreme Court and its history.  Lectures take place in the court room on weekdays at 2:00 p.m. when the Supreme Court is not in session. Public tours of the Supreme Court are conducted every hour on the half hour from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. when the court is not in session and do not require reservations.  All visits to the Supreme Court are free of charge.
 
Metro: Capitol South or Union Station.
 
 
Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/visit/tours/
The Library of Congress offers hour-long, docent-led tours of the historic Thomas Jefferson Building.  The Library of Congress offers public tours Monday through Saturday at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.  Please note there is no 3:30 p.m. tour on Saturdays.  Reservations are not required.  Admission to the Library of Congress is free of charge.
Metro: Union Station or Capitol South
 
Department of State’s Diplomatic Reception Rooms
https://receptiontours.state.gov/
The Diplomatic Reception Rooms of the Department of State, which are used for official functions hosted by the Secretary of State and other high level government officials, hold a premier collection of 18th century American furniture, paintings and decorative arts.  
 
Guided tours are conducted Monday through Friday at 9:30 am, 10:30 am, and 2:45 pm. Tours are 45 minutes in duration. Reservations are required and should be made at least 2 months in advance.
Metro: Foggy Bottom
 
Pentagon
http://pentagon.afis.osd.mil/index.html
The Pentagon is located in Arlington, Virginia.  Tours of the Pentagon last about 60 minutes and follow a route that is approximately one and one half miles in length. Each tour includes the mission of the Department of Defense and each of its branches of service, and visits numerous displays that highlight and depict significant moments in military history.  Tours of the Pentagon are free of charge and require reservations.
Metro: Pentagon
 
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
http://www.moneyfactory.gov/tours/washingtondctours.html
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is a great place to learn all about U.S. paper currency. The free 40-minute tour of the BEP includes an introductory film and gallery tour of the production process.  The BEP is closed on weekends, Federal holidays, and the week between Christmas and New Years Day.
Congressional tours of the BEP take place Monday through Friday. Reservations should be made at least three months in advance, as Bureau tours fill up quickly.
Metro: Smithsonian
Congressman Boswell is pleased to be able to assist constituents in scheduling tours at several popular attractions in Washington, D.C. Please be sure to request your tours through this website and to include your email address as that is the most efficient method of correspondence between you and his staff in making arrangements.  
 
Many tours in Washington, D.C. require advance notice, as they fill up very quickly due to high demand, especially from March to September. We recommend submitting requests for tours 3-5 months in advance.  While our office will do everything we can to help you acquire tickets, there are no guarantees of availability.

 

Tours Congressman Boswell’s Office can schedule for you:

 
Self-guided tours of the White House are available Tuesday through Saturday (excluding federal holidays). You will be required to submit basic security information (full name, birth date, Social Security number) to the White House Visitors Office through Congressman Boswell’s office. Please note that the White House requires an absolute minimum of 30 days to process the required security information. Congressman Boswell’s office cannot process White House tour requests made less than 30 days in advance.  White House tours are granted on a first-come, first-served basis and the Office of Congressman Boswell has no influence on the approval of White House tour requests.
 
Metro: Metro Center, McPherson Square or Federal Triangle.
 
 
United States Capitol (http://www.visitthecapitol.gov/)
Free, guided tours of the Capitol are conducted Monday through Saturday throughout the year.  Tours of the Capitol last approximately an hour and reservations can be made through our office or through the Capitol Visitor’s Center website.  If Congress is in session and you would like to observe from the galleries, please visit my office in the Longworth House Office Building, room 1026, to obtain passes.  
 
Metro: Capitol South or Union Station
 
 
The Supreme Court building is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with the exception of federal holidays.  My office can make reservations for constituents wishing to attend a 45 minute lecture about the Supreme Court and its history.  Lectures take place in the court room on weekdays at 2:00 p.m. when the Supreme Court is not in session. Public tours of the Supreme Court are conducted every hour on the half hour from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. when the court is not in session and do not require reservations.  All visits to the Supreme Court are free of charge.
 
Metro: Capitol South or Union Station.
 
 
Library of Congress (http://www.loc.gov/visit/tours/)
The Library of Congress offers hour-long, docent-led tours of the historic Thomas Jefferson Building.  The Library of Congress offers public tours Monday through Saturday at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.  Please note there is no 3:30 p.m. tour on Saturdays.  Reservations are not required.  Admission to the Library of Congress is free of charge.
 
Metro: Union Station or Capitol South
 
 
Department of State’s Diplomatic Reception Rooms (https://receptiontours.state.gov/)
The Diplomatic Reception Rooms of the Department of State, which are used for official functions hosted by the Secretary of State and other high level government officials, hold a premier collection of 18th century American furniture, paintings and decorative arts.  Guided tours are conducted Monday through Friday at 9:30 am, 10:30 am, and 2:45 pm. Tours are 45 minutes in duration. Reservations are required and should be made at least 2 months in advance.
 
Metro: Foggy Bottom
 
 
The Pentagon is located in Arlington, Virginia.  Tours of the Pentagon last about 60 minutes and follow a route that is approximately one and one half miles in length. Each tour includes the mission of the Department of Defense and each of its branches of service, and visits numerous displays that highlight and depict significant moments in military history.  Tours of the Pentagon are free of charge and require reservations.
 
Metro: Pentagon
 
 
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is a great place to learn all about U.S. paper currency. The free 40-minute tour of the BEP includes an introductory film and gallery tour of the production process.  The BEP is closed on weekends, Federal holidays, and the week between Christmas and New Years Day. Congressional tours of the BEP take place Monday through Friday. Reservations should be made at least three months in advance, as Bureau tours fill up quickly.
 
Metro: Smithsonian
 
 
 
Additional Tour Information ( 06/06/12 01:43 PM PST )

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