White House and Pennsylvania Avenue Architecture Tour

This tour meets in front of the White House in Lafayette Square at the General Rochambeau Statue, 701 Jackson Pl NW.

Meet for your tour in front of the White House in Lafayette Square at the General Rochambeau Statue. Your guide begins by telling you about the history of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

After exploring the White House neighborhood, continue on down Pennsylvania Avenue to toward the Capitol Building.

Main sites you’ll discuss or see along this tour include the Wilson Building, Old Post Tower, J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building, U.S. Navy Memorial, Federal Trade Commission, National Gallery of Art, the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, and more.

Your entire tour takes around two hours and covers about one mile. Your tour will end outside the Newseum,

Pennsylvania Avenue has been host to inaugurations, protests and celebrations throughout our Nation's history. But the development of this grand boulevard, connecting the Capitol to the White House, is fraught with conflict and intrigue. Visit the White House grounds, walk Pennsylvania Ave, and learn how downtown Washington went from Murder Bay to America’s Main Street.

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers