Are you planning a visit to Washington, D.C.? My office can help you make arrangements for some of the popular federal attractions in our nation's capital. These tours are a fantastic way to see all that the nation's capital has to offer and at no charge to your group. Some tours require no reservations, while others require reservations at least 90 days in advance.
Please complete the online request form for my office to schedule a tour request for you. Rarely, electronic submission errors occur, if you believe an error has occurred or just want to check the status of your request, please call (202) 225-4261.
White House Tours
Because of high demand, we recommend requesting tours at least 90 days in advance. The White House does not accept tour requests within 21 days. The White House is closed on Federal Holidays, and will assign you a time on one of the dates you choose. Tours of the White House are scheduled on a first come, first serve basis. The White House is the sole entity that grants permission or denial to a tour request. The White House is currently open for tours every week Tuesday through Saturday, 8:00am to 12:30pm. Up to 3 dates may be submitted per tour request.
Metro: Metro Center or Federal Triangle.
Your tour request will be submitted to the White House when it moves into the 90 day requesting window. Once the request is made to the White House, the point of contact will begin to receive correspondence about their tour. The White House will email the point of contact an RSVP Link through which they will need to submit every guest's secure information (names, date of birth, social security number, residence, and gender). The point of contact will have seven days to do this before the White House cancels your request. The point of contact will receive the approval or denial from the White House two weeks before the requested tour dates.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact my tour coordinator at (202) 225-4261.
Click here to request a White House tour.
United States Capitol Building
Metro: Capitol South or Union Station.
For your convenience, we recommend that you self schedule your Capitol tour in advance.
Click here to self schedule a Capitol tour.
If you would like a Capitol tour led by one of our interns, please request one using the link below.
Click here to request a Capitol tour through our online request form.
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is located at First Street and Independence Avenue, SE. Tours are operating on a timed entry reservation system. Passes can be booked here. You can contact the Library for more information at (202) 707-8000 or vso@loc.gov.
Metro: Capitol South or Union Station.
Pentagon
The Pentagon has temporarily suspended public tours.
The Pentagon is located across the 14th Street Bridge in Arlington, Virginia. Tours of the Pentagon are available to schools, educational organizations and other select groups by reservation only. Please call the Pentagon for more information at (703) 697-1776 or book a tour at https://pentagontours.osd.mil/Tours/tour-selection.jsp.
Metro: Pentagon
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing has temporarily suspended public tours.
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing is located on 14th & C Streets, SW. The Bureau provides public tours Monday through Friday continually from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., leaving every 15 minutes. For Congressional tours please call my office at least one month in advance. Call the BEP for more information at 1 (866) 874-2330.
Metro: Smithsonian.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
FBI tours are first come, first served. To request an FBI tour, please call my tour coordinator at 202-225-4261.
Scheduling Timeline:
5 months: Tours may be scheduled up to five months in advance
4 weeks: Tours must be scheduled no later than four weeks out.
10 visitors: At this time, tour coordinators are limited to scheduling ten visitors per tour time.
30 minutes: Visitors should arrive 30 minutes prior to their scheduled tour time to allow time for security processing and visiting the gift shop.
60-90 minutes: The tour is designed to last 60-90 minutes.
