Building Tours
Guided Tours of the Main Treasury Building are available by reservation.
Location: 15 St. and Hamilton Place, NW, Washington, DC
Dates: Saturday mornings, excluding some holiday weekends
Times : 9:00, 9:45, 10:30 and 11:15 a.m. Do not be late for your tour time. You will not be able to join another group. Please arrive ahead of your scheduled tour.
Advance reservations are required and must be made through your Congressional offices. Tours are available at this time for citizens and legal residents of the United States. The name, date of birth and social security number for each visitor must be provided when making a reservation. In addition, everyone must have a photo I.D. to gain admittance to the building on the date of their scheduled tour. Please contact your senator or representative to make a reservation.
Tour Length
Approximately one hour
Strollers and backpacks are not permitted in the building and there is no storage area onsite. It is suggested they be left in the car or hotel room. Additionally, photography (still or video) is not permitted in the building.
Visitors must enter through the south building entrance located at 15th Street and Hamilton Place, NW (Washington Monument side). Enter through the gate in the iron fence by pressing the call button for admittance.
Special arrangements must be made, in advance, for wheelchair access to the building.
Tours are free of charge.
We strongly recommend that you use public transportation because nearby
parking is limited. The closest metro stations are Metro Center or McPherson
Square. From McPherson Square, follow the street signs to the White
House. We are next door on the east side. Metrobus and Metrorail information
is available by calling 202-637-7000.
You can take a virtual tour of the Main Treasury Building by viewing our Virtual Tour website. Some tour highlights are the Salmon Chase and Andrew Johnson Suites, the newly restored West dome and lobby, and the Cash Room. Please note that this is NOT the tour for seeing the production of United States currency notes. To see currency production, you will need to tour the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
Last Updated:
February 23, 2007
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