Our office can assist in arranging these tours if requested one month or more prior to your visit.
The White House
We can help arrange for you and your group to get a tour of the White House. It should be noted that the White House is a very popular tour site and our office requires 2-3 months notice for White House tours.
U.S. Capitol
Timed tickets are issued on a first come first
serve basis for the tours.
Hours:Mon-Sat 9am-4:30pm
Information: (202) 224-3121
Metro: Capitol South
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Tours suspended until further notice.
Bureau of Engraving & Printing (BEP)
14th and C Streets S.W.
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-2pm
Information: (202) 874-3019
Metro: Smithsonian
Library of Congress
Thomas Jefferson Building on First Street SE
between E. Capitol and Independence (ground
level entrance)
Tour Hours: Mon-Fri 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30,
3:30;
Sat 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30
Information: (202)707-9779
Metro: Capitol South
Special Constituent Tours Mon-Fri at 8:30am
and 2:30pm can be arranged through your congressman's
office. Contact us for more information.
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2700 F Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20566
Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-5pm Sat-Sun 10am-1pm
Information: (202) 416-8340
Metro: Foggy Bottom/GWU (there is a free shuttle
service from the metro station)
The Supreme Court
One First Street, NE
Hours: Various Mon-Fri Call in advance to find
out about times (Closed Federal Holidays)
Information: (202) 479-3300
Metro: Capitol South
Department of Interior
All day tour of several monuments, including the Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, Ford's Theater, FDR Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Veterans Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Arlington Cemetery, and Union Station. Contact my office to reserve this tour.
Old Executive Office Building
Tours temporarily suspended.
State Department
Mon-Fri at 9:30am, 10:30am, and 2:45pm
Phone: (202) 647-3241
Treasury Department
Tours temporarily suspended.
Memorials, Monuments and Museums
National Gallery of Art
Located on the National Mall between Third and
Ninth Streets at Constitution Avenue, NW
Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-6pm. Closed
December 25th and January 1st
Information: (202) 737-4215
Metro:
Judiciary Square, Archives/Navy Memorial, or
Smithsonian
Admission is free
The Phillips Collection
1600 21st Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20009
Hours: Sun Noon-5pm Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat 10am-5pm
Thu 10am-8:30pm
Information: (202) 387-2151
Metro: Dupont Circle
Holocaust Memorial Museum
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, S.W.
Washington, DC 20024
Hours: 10am-5:30pm Closed September 27th and
December 25th
Information: (202) 488-0400
Metro: Smithsonian
Cocoran Gallery of Art
500 17th Street
Washington, DC 20006
Hours: 10am-5pm Wed-Mon Closed December 25 &
January 1
Information: (202)-639-1700 or (888) CORCORAN
Metro: Farragut West or Farragut North
Capital Children's Museum
800 Third Street NE
Washington, DC 20002
Hours: Tue-Sun 10am-5pm
Information: (202) 675-4120
Metro: Union Station
Washington Monument
Metro: Smithsonian or Federal Triangle
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Metro: Foggy Bottom/GWU
Lincoln Memorial
Metro: Foggy Bottom/GWU or Arlington Cemetery
Jefferson Memorial
Metro: Arlington Cemetery
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Metro: Smithsonian, Foggy Bottom/GWU, or Arlington Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery
Metro: Arlington Cemetery
The Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum
7th and Independence Ave, S.W.
Washington, DC 20560
Hours: 10am-5:30pm Closed December 25th
Information: (202) 357-2700
Metro: Smithsonian
Admission is free
National Museum of Natural History
10th Street and Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20560
Hours: 10am-5:30pm Closed December 25th
Information: (202) 357-2700
Metro: Federal Triangle
Admission is free
National Museum of American History
14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, D.C.
Hours: 10am-5:30pm Closed December 25th
Information: (202) 357-2700
Metro: Smithsonian
Admission is free
Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle)
1000 Jefferson Drive, S.W.
Washington, D.C.
Hours: 9am-5:30pm Closed December 25th
Information: (202) 375-2700
Metro: Smithsonian
Admission is free
The National 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.
Metro: Woodley Park/National
Zoo
Admission is free
Places of Interest
The National Aquarium
14th Street between Constitution Avenue &
D Street, NW.
Tanks filled with fish, frogs, alligators, sharks
and more. 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.
The Dumbarton Oaks
1703 32nd Street, NW.
Gardens open daily from 2:00pm to 5:00pm.
Museum open Tuesday through Sunday from 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.
Other places to visit
Information on other tours and points of interest in the Washington, DC area.
