• View of the White House's north side from Layfatte Park

    President's Park (White House)

    District of Columbia

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  • White House Tours canceled effective Saturday, March 9, 2013

    We regret to inform you that White House Tours are canceled effective Saturday, March 9, 2013, until further notice. For updates regarding this situation, please contact the White House Visitors Office 24 hour hotline at (202) 456-7041.

  • White House Visitor Center Rehabilitation and Closure Information

    The White House Visitor Center is closed for rehabilitation. A temporary visitor center is located near the Ellipse Visitor Pavilion, just west of the intersection of 15th and E streets, NW.

Photo Gallery

We have a lot of pictures to share and we are in the process of updating our galleries. Did you know that we also have public domain images on our flickr site? Check them out if you are looking for a picture of President's Park for your desktop, publication, school project, PowerPoint or next viral video. Please, however, credit the appropriate photographer and the National Park Service.

 

Did You Know?

James A. Garfield, 20th President: 1881-1881

President James A. Garfield, who was born November 19, 1831, in Orange, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, was the last of seven presidents to be born in a log cabin.