Visiting Washington, D.C.
Are you planning a visit to Washington, DC? If so, please feel welcome to stop by our office!
Whether you are coming on a short business trip, or an extended family vacation, we can help you make arrangements for some of the more popular federal attractions in our nation's capital.
Tours and Tickets
Our staff is happy to assist constituents with obtaining tickets for tours of the U.S. Capitol and other Washington, D.C sites.
Washington, D.C Tourism Information
Links to cultural, educational, and attractions within Washington, DC.
Contact
How to best reach our office.
Additional Resources
Informational links and resources on a variety of topics that may be of assistance or interest to general visitors of this website.
Washington, D.C. Tourism Information
There are many events and attractions to potentially visit while in the Washington DC area. Below are links to several, subdivided by type. Dates, times and venues are subject to frequent change, so please contact the source of the event or attraction before making final plans.
- Capitol Hill
- National Mall and Memorial Parks
- Smithsonian
- More Museums
- White House
- Historic Homes
- Theaters
- Sports
- Other Points of Interest
- Getting Around
Capitol Hill
- United States Congress
- Library of Congress
- Supreme Court of the United States
- United States Botanic Garden
National Mall and Memorial Parks
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) Memorial
- Jefferson Memorial
- Korean War Veterans Memorial
- Lincoln Memorial
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- Washington Monument
- World War II Memorial
Smithsonian
- African Art Museum
- Air and Space Museum
- Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center
- American Art Museum
- American History Museum
- American Indian Museum
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Arts and Industries Building
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
- National Zoo
- Natural History Museum
- Portrait Gallery
- Postal Museum
- Renwick Gallery
- Smithsonian Institution Building, The Castle
More Museums
- Department of the Interior Museum
- Folger Shakespeare Library
- Ford's Theatre & Lincoln Museum
- George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum
- The National Archives Museum
- National Building Museum
- National Gallery of Art
- National Geographic Museum at Explorers Hall
- National Museum of American Jewish Military History
- Phillips Collection
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Historic Homes
- Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
- Cedar Hill, Home of Frederick Douglass
- Dumbarton Oaks
- Gunston Hall
- Hillwood Museum & Gardens: Marjorie Merriweather Post Mansion
- Lincoln's Cottage
- Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens
- Oatlands Historic House and Gardens
- Stratford Hall Plantation
- Sully Plantation
Theaters
- Arena Stage
- Discovery Theater
- Folger Theater
- Ford's Theatre
- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- Merriweather Post Pavilion
- The National Theater
- Shakespeare Theatre Company
- Studio Theatre
- Warner Theater
- Washington Ballet
- Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
Major League Sports
Other Points of Interest
- Arlington National Cemetery
- Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Hall of the States Building, State Services Organization
- National Aquarium
- National Arboretum
- National Cathedral
- Naval Observatory
- Navy Memorial and Visitors Center
- Old Post Office Tower
- Pentagon
- State Department's Diplomatic Reception Rooms
- Voice of America
Getting Around
Public Transportation
Maps