White House

I visited D.C. when I was in the 8th grade, years ago, and we got to go inside. It was awesome, I remember there being a blue room and everything in the house looked so expensive. I feel very special that I had the privileged to go inside.

These days you have to have a minimum party of 10 people and months advance reservation so most likely you will simply walk by the White House and take pictures outside. We did that this weekend. We went around the other side and the road was blocked off momentarily but the guards would not say exactly why, just that someone will enter/leave and they need to keep the area clear. 3 helicopters approached and only one landed at the White House, then it left. I think President Bush was in it. Very interesting experience.

Be sure to request a tour months ahead a time if you want to be sure to see the inside!

the best tour i had of the white house years a few years ago and the best tour of washington dc was with whitehousetours.com

I went before the increase in national security, when you could still get inside of the White House. If, by some miracle you have a chance to go inside, you definately should! It’s beautiful, and you learn an incredible amount of information about the Presidents and just general random facts.