visiting dc
Thank you for your interest in visiting Washington, DC. We are happy to work with Marylanders to arrange tours of the U.S. Capitol, White House, FBI Headquarters, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the United States Supreme Court. If you have questions regarding tours, please contact tours@vanhollen.senate.gov or 202-224-4654.
The U.S. Capitol
The Capitol Visitor Center was designed to provide constituents the ability to tour the building with knowledgeable staff. The Capitol Visitor Center is open to visitors from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday except for Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day and on Inauguration Day. However, they do require reservations, which we are pleased to request tours for Maryland residents. Additionally, Maryland school groups can now book tours of up to 50 people that will be led by the Capitol Visitor Center.
Tours do not include passes for the Senate Gallery. If you want to visit the gallery, you can stop by my office at 730 Hart Senate Office Building to pick up gallery passes. Passes are required to enter either gallery at any time. For information on whether the Senate gallery is open, please call (202) 224-0057.
The White House
The White House offers scheduled public tours Tuesday through Thursday from 7:30 am to 11:30 am, and Friday and Saturday from 7:30 am to 1:30 pm. We are pleased to request tours for Maryland residents. Requests to tour the White House can be submitted up to 90 days in advance and no less than 7 days prior to the desired tour date. Please note that the White House tour schedules may change at any time, with little notice, due to inclement weather or scheduling conflicts, even after a tour is confirmed.
FBI Headquarters
The FBI Experience is a self-guided tour at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Open to the public, the tour features interactive multimedia exhibits, content, and artifacts—including a number of items from notable cases on display for the very first time—that help illustrate the importance of the Bureau’s work to protect the nation.
Operating hours are Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., excluding federal holidays. You can schedule a visit to The FBI Experience up to five months in advance but no later than four weeks prior to the desired visit date.
Bureau of Engraving
and Printing
The United States Treasury Building offers guided tours on the first and third Saturday of the month at 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Some highlights of this tour are the Salmon Chase and Andrew Johnson Suites, the newly restored West dome and lobby, and the Cash Room.