President's Park is an urban park. For your safety, please use crosswalks, and obey the crossing signals. Before or after your walk, stop in at the White House Visitor Center to see the exhibits and video on the White House and its history.

Observe park wildlife such as gray squirrels, migratory birds, and an occasional sighting of a red-tailed hawk, or bald eagle. For your safety, please do not feed the squirrels. They will bite.

The closest Metrorail stations to the White House are Federal Triangle (blue and orange lines) and Metro Center (red, blue and orange lines). Because on-street parking is limited, we strongly encourage you to use public transportation.

Please be prepared to be flexible in travelling through the area, as temporary security measures are sometimes needed in President's Park.

To tour the White House, requests must be submitted through one's Member of Congress and are accepted up to six months in advance. To contact your Representative and Senators, please call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at this number (202) 224-3121.

The closest hospital is approximately eight blocks from the White House Visitor Center. George Washington University Hospital is located on 901 23rd Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20037 or call 202-715-4000.