VISIT D.C.

Senator Boxer's Staff Assistants can help you get tickets for the tours listed below. You can request a tour through our webform page. Be sure to indicate the dates of your trip, the number of people in your group, the tours of most interest to you, and your contact information (phone number, email address, and mailing address). Many tours are held in the early morning and late afternoon, and we cannot request a specific time or reschedule a tour once it has been confirmed. To avoid a travel conflicts we encourage constituents to only provide the full days they will be in Washington D.C. and exclude travel days.

- White House Tours: Public tours of the White House are available for groups of 10 or more people. For groups smaller than 10, we will make every effort to combine the request with other groups but we cannot guarantee availability. Requests are accepted up to six months in advance. These self-guided walking tours are available Tuesday through Saturday (excluding federal holidays) and take approximately 45 minutes to complete. We encourage you to submit your request as early as possible since a limited number of tours are available. For the most current tour information, please call the 24-hour line at (202) 456-7041. Please note that White House tours may be subject to last minute cancellation.

- Senate and House Galleries: Gallery passes to view the House and Senate chambers can be picked up in Senator Boxer’s Washington D.C. office in room 112 of the Hart Senate Office Building between the hours of 9 to 5. These passes can be used at any time during the 109th Congress as long as the member body is in session. Please visit the United States Senate website to find dates the Senate will be in session.

Passes for a tour can be obtained at the Capitol Guide Service kiosk located along the curving sidewalk southwest of the Capitol (near the intersection of First Street and Independence Avenue, S.W.). Passes are distributed each morning at 9:00 a.m. on a first come, first served basis. Additionally, the Senate and House of Representative galleries are now only open to the public on those days that Congress is in session (click here to check the Senate schedule).

- Bureau of Engraving & Printing: As the U.S. Government's security printer, the BEP is responsible for the design, engraving and printing of all U.S. paper currency. A world leader in printing technology, the Bureau also produces postage stamps, White House invitations, Treasury obligations and other U.S. securities. The Bureau is closed on weekends, federal holidays and the week between Christmas and New Years. For updated information please call the tour office toll-free at (866) 874-2330.

- Library of Congress: The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with nearly 128 million items on approximately 530 miles of bookshelves. The collections include more than 29 million books and other printed materials, 2.7 million recordings, 12 million photographs, 4.8 million maps, and 57 million manuscripts. Constituents receive a tour of the Thomas Jefferson Building and an introduction to the “American Treasures” exhibition. Tours are available Monday through Friday except federal holidays. For updated information please call the tour office at (202) 707-8000.

- Holocaust Museum: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is America’s national institution for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history, and serves as this country’s memorial to the millions of people murdered during the Holocaust. Tours are available every day except Yom Kippur and Christmas Day. For updated information please call (202) 408-0400.

- Supreme Court: The Court is the highest tribunal in the nation for all cases and controversies arising under the Constitution or the laws of the United States. As the final arbiter of the law, the Court is charged with ensuring the American people the promise of equal justice under law and, thereby, also functions as guardian and interpreter of the Constitution. Congressional Courtroom Lectures are offered on a very limited basis. On days when the Court is not sitting, seven lectures are open to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis every hour on the half-hour from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For updated information please call (202) 479-3211.

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