How to Get a White House VIP Tour

Our founding fathers designed and built the White House after securing our independence. George Washington played a roll in deciding where to build it and what it should look like. When you visit the White House, you have the opportunity to see the same thing the first Americans saw.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

1. Review the White House webpage's how-to-tour page. The White House offers VIP tours Tuesday through Saturday during the mornings.

2. Contact one of your congressional representatives and let them know that you want to do a White House VIP tour. Give them your name, birth date, and social security number so that the White House can screen you. Plan and schedule early, as these tours fill up quickly.

3. Wait for your representative's office, or the White House Visitors center, to get back with you about your White House VIP tour.

4. Provide any information required of you so that you're able to make your tour on schedule.

Tips & Warnings

• Call the White House Visitors Center, available 24 hours a day, for general tour information. Speak to an operator to get tour specific information. Also, ask for what you need to do to process your tour request smoothly.
• Don't joke around about security during the tour. White House security is high, and they don't play games with security related issues.
• Refrain from hovering near the White House the days leading up to the tour.

Resources

• White House Tour information, including numbers to call.