DC Tours & Visitor Info

Please only include dates for which you are available to attend tours on the tour request form, and not dates on which you will be traveling.

Much of what Washington has to offer can be experienced without advance reservations, and most of these attractions are free for the public.  The National Cathedral, the Kennedy Center, the Smithsonian Museums and the Library of Congress are all free and open to the public.  Links to the websites for many popular attractions can be found below. 

Finally, I would like to invite you to attend one of my constituent breakfasts. I frequently host these events in the spring in Washington.  More information about my constituent breakfast can be found here.

Have a great time planning your trip, and I look forward to seeing you in our nation’s capital soon. 

Tour Information: 

• White House – Tours are conducted Tuesday through Saturday between 7:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.  Once the White House books a tour, they are unable to change the date or the participants, so please only submit dates for which you are able to attend the tour.  To allow adequate time for security clearance, please make requests at least three months in advance of your visit.  Finally, White House tours are in extremely high demand so please know that the White House is not able to accommodate every request.
   
• U.S. Capitol Building- The Capitol Visitor Center conducts public tours. Please make requests through my office at least four months in advance. Tours of the Capitol are also available through the “public walk up line” in the Capitol Visitor Center.  The Visitor Center is located on 1^st Street on the east side of the Capitol and is open from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
   
• Bureau of Engraving and Printing - Tours are offered Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays.  Please make requests through my office at least 90 days in advance.
   
• Library of Congress - My office can arrange special appointments for tours of the Library of Congress, which are offered Monday through Friday.  Please make requests at least two months in advance.  If you have not made reservations through my office, the Library of Congress offers public tours Monday through Saturday for groups of 10 or fewer.  These tours are free and require no reservations.  More information on public tours can be found at the Library of Congress website.