Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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The Kennedy Center, located on New Hampshire Avenue next to the famous Watergate Hotel, offers tours of their theaters and art collection at 9:30am Monday through Saturday and 4:30pm Monday through Friday. Free performances, offered daily at 6:00pm on the Millennium Stage, match up nicely with the afternoon tours.

Tours are free. Phone: (202) 416-8340 Website: http://kennedy-center.org Closest Metro: Foggy Bottom (Free shuttle available from the station)

  Library of Congress

The Library of Congress, located just across the street from the US Capitol, is the largest library in the world. It's open from 8:30am to 5:30pm Monday through Saturday, with public walking tours scheduled throughout the day.

My staff can also arrange a congressional tour for you, which lasts about an hour and includes a brief lecture and a walking tour of the beautiful and historic Jefferson Building. These are available weekdays only.

Admission is free. Phone: (202) 707-9779. Website: http://www.loc.gov Closest Metro: Capitol South or Union Station.

  The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Building, at First Street and Maryland Ave NE, is open daily from 9am-4:30pm. On weekdays when the court is not in session, public lectures are offered in the courtroom from 9:30am-3:30pm. When the court is in session, the public is welcome to view oral arguments. Seating begins at 9:30am and 12:30pm for those wishing to stay for an entire argument. Those wishing to stay for only a few minutes will be seated at 10am and 1pm. You'll want to arrive early--the line starts forming around 7am.

When the court is not in session, my office can also arrange a congressional tour for parties of six or fewer. These tours are available on weekdays at 1:45pm.

Admission is free. Phone: (202) 479-3000 Website: http://www.supremecourtus.gov Closest Metro: Union Station or Capitol South.

  United States Capitol

The Capitol Visitor Center, located underneath the Capitol's east lawn, is open Monday-Saturday, 8:30am-4:30pm (except on Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, and Inauguration Day). It features an exhibition hall, a cafeteria, and gift shops. The Capitol Guide Service also offers tours of the capitol itself. These begin in the Capitol Visitor Center with a thirteen-minute film, and last about an hour. Reservations are required for the capitol tour. You can book your reservation through the Capitol Visitor Center website: http://tours.visitthecapitol.gov/, or through my Washington, DC office. My office also offers staff-led tours on a limited basis, depending on staff availability.

For tickets to the House gallery, stop by my Washington, DC office in the Cannon House Office Buidling, room 239. My staff has tickets available on weekdays from 9am-4pm. The office is closed on federal holidays.

Admission is free. Website: http://visitthecapitol.gov/index.html Closest Metro: Union Station or Capitol South.

Bureau of Engraving and Printing - The Beauro of Engraving and Printing requires at least 30 days notice for all tour requests. Because you are coming to DC so soon, it isn't possible to schedule a tour.

White House - The White House requires 35 days notice of all tours in order to process background checks on all visitors. This is a White House policy. It is out of our control. They do not make exceptions under ANY circumstances.

Because you're arriving in DC in less than 35 days. We absolutely cannot schedule a White House tour for you.

There are many other attractions in DC, to learn more about tours you can schedule yourself, click here.

My staff will contact you via e-mail to arrange your tours. Please add "*@mail.house.gov" to your email spam filter's allowed sender list. Messages caught in your spam filter may delay your response, or prevent access to certain tours. Due to the large volume of emails received in my office, it is not practicable to perform the spam verification process.

  Bureau of Engraving and Printing

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing is at 14th and C Streets SW. My office can help you arrange a tour, but spaces fill up fast--make sure you contact us at least three months before your visit so that we can make your reservation (reservations are available up to a year in advance). If your visit to Washington is coming up sooner than that, I recommend reserving your own tour through their website.

Admission is free. Phone: (202) 874-2300. Website: http://www.bep.treas.gov. Closest Metro: Smithsonian.

  Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

The Kennedy Center, located on New Hampshire Avenue next to the famous Watergate Hotel, offers tours of their theaters and art collection at 9:30am Monday through Saturday and 4:30pm Monday through Friday. Free performances, offered daily at 6:00pm on the Millennium Stage, match up nicely with the afternoon tours.

Tours are free. Phone: (202) 416-8340 Website: http://kennedy-center.org Closest Metro: Foggy Bottom (Free shuttle available from the station)

  Library of Congress

The Library of Congress, located just across the street from the US Capitol, is the largest library in the world. It's open from 8:30am to 5:30pm Monday through Saturday, with public walking tours scheduled throughout the day.

My staff can also arrange a congressional tour for you, which lasts about an hour and includes a brief lecture and a walking tour of the beautiful and historic Jefferson Building. These are available weekdays only.

Admission is free. Phone: (202) 707-9779. Website: http://www.loc.gov Closest Metro: Capitol South or Union Station.

  The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Building, at First Street and Maryland Ave NE, is open daily from 9am-4:30pm. On weekdays when the court is not in session, public lectures are offered in the courtroom from 9:30am-3:30pm. When the court is in session, the public is welcome to view oral arguments. Seating begins at 9:30am and 12:30pm for those wishing to stay for an entire argument. Those wishing to stay for only a few minutes will be seated at 10am and 1pm. You'll want to arrive early--the line starts forming around 7am.

When the court is not in session, my office can also arrange a congressional tour for parties of six or fewer. These tours are available on weekdays at 1:45pm.

Admission is free. Phone: (202) 479-3000 Website: http://www.supremecourtus.gov Closest Metro: Union Station or Capitol South.

  United States Capitol

The Capitol Visitor Center, located underneath the Capitol's east lawn, is open Monday-Saturday, 8:30am-4:30pm (except on Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, and Inauguration Day). It features an exhibition hall, a cafeteria, and gift shops. The Capitol Guide Service also offers tours of the capitol itself. These begin in the Capitol Visitor Center with a thirteen-minute film, and last about an hour. Reservations are required for the capitol tour. You can book your reservation through the Capitol Visitor Center website: http://tours.visitthecapitol.gov/, or through my Washington, DC office. My office also offers staff-led tours on a limited basis, depending on staff availability.

For tickets to the House gallery, stop by my Washington, DC office in the Cannon House Office Buidling, room 239. My staff has tickets available on weekdays from 9am-4pm. The office is closed on federal holidays.

Admission is free. Website: http://visitthecapitol.gov/index.html Closest Metro: Union Station or Capitol South.

  White House

This is a self-guided tour of historic rooms on the ground and state floors of the White House. Space is extremely limited--openings are filled through a lottery system, and they fill up fast. You should contact my office six months in advance of your visit so that my staff can submit your name to the lottery. Because the White House requires a security check on all visitors, my staff will also need the full names, birthdates, and social security numbers of everyone in your party. Foreign nationals will need to submit their passport number and country of citizenship. The tour lasts between half an hour and forty-five minutes, during which there are no opportunities to sit or use the facilities. I don't recommend this tour for young children.

Please Note: The White House conducts background checks on all visitors. To submit your request to the White House, my staff will need the first, middle, and last names, genders, birthdates, social security numbers, and city and state of residence for everyone in your party. 90-120 days after your visit, the White House will release your name and the date of your tour to the public. They will not release your date of birth, Social Security Number, or any other information you've provided.

Due to White House requirements, you must submit your request for this tour at least 35 days before your visit. The White House does not make exceptions. My staff will do everything they can to secure you a tour of the White House, but demand is very high--even those who submit their request six months ahead of their visit may not be granted a tour.

Admission is free. Phone: 202-456-7041. Website: http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/whtour/ Closest Metro: Farragut West or McPherson Square (blue and orange lines).

There are many other attractions in DC, to learn more about tours you can schedule yourself, click here. click here.

My staff will contact you via e-mail to arrange your tours. Please add "*@mail.house.gov" to your email spam filter's allowed sender list. Messages caught in your spam filter may delay your response, or prevent access to certain tours. Due to the large volume of emails received in my office, it is not practicable to perform the spam verification process.