
Tours and Tickets <span>Tours and Tickets</span> <div class="webform__field-evo-featured-media"> <div class="media-item media-image evo-featured-image"> <div class="image__field-media-image"> <div class="field__label font-weight-bold visually-hidden"> Image </div> <div class="field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="http://hernandez.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/hernandez.house.gov/files/styles/evo_featured_image/public/evo-media-image/tours.jpg?itok=e8xdwvOS" width="1200" height="834" alt="Tours" class="img-fluid"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <span><span>admin</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-01-03T18:02:57-05:00" title="Friday, January 3, 2025 - 18:02">Fri, 01/03/2025 - 18:02</time> </span> <div class="webform__body"><p dir="ltr"><span>Due to the ongoing government shutdown, many federal buildings, tours, and services are closed until funding is restored. This include the U.S. Capitol, Supreme Court, FBI Building, Library of Congress, Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the Department of Treasury. If you already have a confirmed booking through our office, our team will contact you directly with updates. For other tours, please check individual websites to confirm availability.</span></p><p> </p><h3 dir="ltr"><strong>White House</strong></h3><p dir="ltr"><span>White House tours will resume beginning </span><strong>December 2, 2025</strong><span>. To request a tour, please submit your information using the form below. Requests are processed on a first-come, first-served basis, so we encourage you to apply early!</span></p><p dir="ltr"> </p><h3 dir="ltr"><strong>Smithsonian Museums & National Zoo</strong></h3><p dir="ltr"><span>All </span><strong>Smithsonian Institution museums</strong><span> and the </span><a href="https://nationalzoo.si.edu/"><strong><u>National Zoo</u></strong></a><span> are </span><strong>closed until further notice</strong><span>. This includes:</span></p><ul><li dir="ltr"><a href="https://americanhistory.si.edu/"><u>National Museum of American History</u></a></li><li dir="ltr"><a href="https://naturalhistory.si.edu/"><u>National Museum of Natural History</u></a></li><li dir="ltr"><a href="https://airandspace.si.edu/"><u>National Air and Space Museum (National Mall)</u></a></li><li dir="ltr"><a href="https://nmaahc.si.edu/"><u>National Museum of African American History and Culture</u></a></li><li dir="ltr"><a href="https://americanindian.si.edu/"><u>National Museum of the American Indian</u></a></li><li dir="ltr"><a href="https://npg.si.edu/"><u>National Portrait Gallery</u></a><span> & </span><a href="https://americanart.si.edu/"><u>Smithsonian American Art Museum</u></a></li><li dir="ltr"><a href="https://hirshhorn.si.edu/"><u>Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden</u></a></li><li dir="ltr"><a href="https://si.edu/museums/smithsonian-institution-building"><u>Smithsonian Institution Building (“The Castle”)</u></a></li><li dir="ltr"><a href="https://postalmuseum.si.edu/"><u>National Postal Museum</u></a></li><li dir="ltr"><a href="https://cooperhewitt.org/"><u>Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum (New York)</u></a></li></ul><p> </p><h3><strong>Outdoor Memorials</strong></h3><p dir="ltr"><span>Washington, DC’s iconic memorials and monuments remain open, though bathrooms and ranger stations may be closed. In past shutdowns, restrooms at the </span><a href="https://www.nps.gov/wwii/"><strong><u>World War II Memorial</u></strong></a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.nps.gov/linc/"><strong><u>Lincoln Memorial</u></strong></a><span> (south side), and </span><a href="https://www.nps.gov/thje/"><strong><u>Thomas Jefferson Memorial</u></strong></a><span> have stayed open.</span></p><ul><li><p dir="ltr"><strong>National Mall memorials:</strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.nps.gov/linc/"><u>Lincoln</u></a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.nps.gov/thje/"><u>Jefferson</u></a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.nps.gov/vive/"><u>Vietnam Veterans</u></a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.nps.gov/vive/learn/historyculture/womens-memorial.htm"><u>Vietnam Women’s</u></a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.nps.gov/frde/"><u>FDR</u></a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.nps.gov/wwim/"><u>World War I</u></a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.nps.gov/wwii/"><u>World War II</u></a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.nps.gov/kowa/"><u>Korean War Veterans</u></a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.nps.gov/wamo/"><u>Washington Monument (grounds only)</u></a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.nps.gov/eise/"><u>Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial</u></a><span>, and </span><a href="https://www.nps.gov/mlkm/"><u>Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial</u></a><span>.</span></p></li><li><p dir="ltr"><strong>Other nearby memorials:</strong><span> </span><a href="https://afroamcivilwar.org/"><u>African American Civil War Memorial</u></a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.nps.gov/avdl/"><u>American Veteran