Popular Attractions

Arlington National Cemetary
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/
Open daily 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., April through September and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., October through March.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
http://www.kennedy-center.org/
Free Public tours offered from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday and from 10a.m. to 1p.m., Saturdays and Sundays.  For more information, call (202) 416-8340.

Library of Congress Tour
http://www.loc.gov/index.html
Public Tours are scheduled Monday through Saturday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30 (with no 3:30 tours on Saturdays).  These free tours are open to individual visitors as well as groups of fewer than 16 participants, and require no reservations or tickets. Please notify my office as early as possible if you wish to arrange a Congressional tour by filling out this tour request form or by calling my office at 202-224-4843.

Groups of 16 to 60 participants may reserve private tours with advance notice by contacting the LOC’s Visitor Services Office.  These tours are available only by reservation and on a first-come, first-served basis.  The Group Tour schedule is Monday through Friday, at 9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., or 1:00 p.m.  Please note: Because this is a lecture tour, it is not suitable for school groups younger than 5th grade.

National Cherry Blossom Festival
http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/
The blooming of the cherry trees around the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. has come to symbolize the natural beauty of our nation's capital.  The famous trees, a gift from Japan in 1912, typically bloom between March 15th and April 15th.  Check the festival’s website for updated dates and events.

National Gallery of Art
http://www.nga.gov/
Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday.  Open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday.  Closed on Christmas and New Years Day.  Admission is free.

The Pentagon
http://pentagon.afis.osd.mil/index.cfm
For security reasons, the Pentagon does not offer tours to the general public.  Please refer to the Pentagon’s tour website to see if you qualify for a tour of the Pentagon.

The Smithsonian Museums
http://www.si.edu/
Open daily 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.   Closed Christmas Day.  Admission is free.

U.S. Botanic Garden
http://www.usbg.gov/
Open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Groups of 10 - 25 visitors may reserve a free 45 minute guided tour of the Conservatory.  These tours are offered Monday through Friday at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and on weekends when space permits.  Please make tour reservations at least three weeks in advance by calling the U.S. Botanic Garden at (202) 226-4082.

U.S. Department of State
http://www.state.gov
The Diplomatic Reception Rooms of the Department of State, which are used for official functions hosted by the Secretary of State and other high level government officials, are open for pre-arranged tours at no charge.  These rooms hold a premier collection of 18th century American furniture, paintings and decorative arts.  This is a fine arts tour.  We do not recommend the tour for children under the age of 12.  Strollers are not permitted and there are no facilities for storage of personal belongings.  Guided tours are given at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., and 2:45 p.m., Monday through Friday.  The tour is 45 minutes in duration.   Reservations are required.  Please notify my office as early as possible if you wish to arrange a Congressional tour by filling out this tour request form or by calling my office at 202-224-4843. Please give at least 3 months advance notice.

U.S. Department of the Treasury
http://www.treasury.gov/
Tours of the Main Treasury Building are conducted on Saturdays only.  Some of the tour’s highlights are of 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.   The name, date of birth, and social security number for each visitor must be provided when requesting a tour of the U.S. Department of Treasury.  Please give Senator Lincoln’s office at least 2 weeks advance notice.  Please notify my office as early as possible if you wish to arrange a Congressional tour by filling out this tour request form or by calling my office at 202-224-4843.

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
http://www.ushmm.org/
Admission is free, but timed passes are necessary for visiting the Permanent Exhibition and can be obtained at the Museum on the day of your visit or in advance online at tickets.com or by calling (800) 400–9373.

U.S. Supreme Court
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/visiting/visiting.html
The building is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.  It is closed Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holidays.  Lectures in the Courtroom are typically given every hour on the half-hour, on days that the Court is not sitting, beginning at 9:30 a.m. and concluding at 3:30 p.m.  Please notify my office as early as possible if you wish to arrange a Congressional tour by filling out this tour request form or by calling my office at 202-224-4843.

Washington Monument
http://www.nps.gov/archive/wamo/experience/experience.htm
The Washington Monument is open to the public from 9:00 a.m .to 4:45 p.m. daily.  Visitors can order advance tickets by calling 1-800-967-2283. Reservations may be made between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m..  Visitors may also obtain free, same-day, timed tickets at the 15th Street kiosk.  Tickets are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 8:30 a.m. until all tickets for that day are gone.

Bureau of Engraving and Printing Tour
A limited number of Congressional tours may be arranged Monday through Friday at 8:15 and 8:45 a.m. for constituents interested in visiting the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP).  Tour groups are limited to 10 people.  The BEP center is responsible for designing and manufacturing U.S. currency, postage stamps, Treasury notes, and other U.S. securities.  Additionally, the BEP also offers tours Monday through Friday between 4:00 and 4:45 p.m. during the summer months (May through August).  Please notify my office as early as possible if you wish to arrange a Congressional tour by filling out this tour request form or by calling my office at 202-224-4843.

D.C. Chamber of Commerce
www.dcchamber.org

D.C. Visitor Information Center
www.dcvisit.com 

Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington
www.ramw.org/

Washington, D.C. Convention and Tourism Corporation
www.washington.org

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
http://www.wmata.com/

Washington Post City Guide

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/cityguide/