The White House is open for tours in the morning, Tuesday through Saturday, and is closed every Sunday and Monday. All White House tours are free.

All tours are significantly enhanced if visitors stop by the White House Visitor Center before or after their tour. The Center is open seven days a week from 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and features many aspects of the White House, including its architecture, furnishings, first families, social events, relations with the press and world leaders, as well as a thirty-minute video. Allow between 20 minutes to 1 1/2 hours to explore the exhibits. The White House Historical Association also sponsors a sales area. Please note that restrooms are available, but food service is not.

Mobility-Impaired / Using a Wheelchair
Guests requiring the loan of a wheelchair should notify the officer at the Visitors Entrance Building upon arrival. Wheelchair loans are offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Unfortunately, reservations are not possible. Visitors in wheelchairs, or with other mobility disabilities, use the same Visitors entrance and are escorted by ramp from the entrance level to the ground floor, and by elevator from the ground to the state floor.

Hearing-Impaired
Tours for hearing-impaired school groups may be requested through one's Member of Congress. The Visitors Office TDD (telephone device for the deaf) is 202-456-2121.

Visually-Impaired
Tours for visually-impaired school groups may be requested through one's Member of Congress. Guide animals are permitted in the White House.

General Tour Information
All visitors should call the 24-hour Visitors Office tour information line at 202-456-7041 to determine if any last minute changes have been made in the tour schedule.

On-street parking is not available near the White House, and use of public transportation is strongly encouraged. The closest Metrorail stations to the White House (southeast corner of 15th and E Streets) are Federal Triangle (blue and orange lines), Metro Center (blue, orange, and red lines) and McPherson Square (blue and orange lines).

Public telephones and restrooms are not available at the White House; the nearest ones are in the Ellipse Visitor Pavillion (the park area south of the White House), and in the White House Visitor Center.

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