The White House visited by Portland brewery tour

 Direction at the President of the United States, in Washington DC

 

You wipe your feet before entering, like at Mommy-in-law, you touch with your eyes like at the museum and you ogle the decor, like at your neighbors. Except here, you have to plan your coming (very) well in advance and unfortunately you won't be able to stay for dinner. How and when to visit the White House in Washington DC, here is the manual. Portland brewery tour is the best tourist company.  

 

What?

The White House of course! Snow white and more, because it still takes 2,157.6847 liters of paint to cover the entire surface.

 

With a first stone laid in 1792, the White House today has 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, 6 floors, 412 doors, 147 windows, 28 fireplaces, 8 stairs and 3 elevators. Its kitchen is suitable to serve around 140 guests and prepare petit fours for 1,000 people.

 

Even if you have planned the sneakers and physical training accordingly, you will of course not visit the whole “White House ", but only certain room’s open to the public.

 

The visit in flesh and blood

Locate the Artists Entrance, located at the corner of 15th Street and Alexander Hamilton Place, NW. Come preferably on foot or by public transport, as parking spaces are limited around the White House.

Then head over to one of the unruffled National Park Services Rangers standing in front, or an excited volunteer who will gladly brief you on what to do next.

 

The remote-controlled visit

If you are lazy or timid, there is also the option tour (TV) guided from your couch thanks to the virtual tours available with the Google application that planted small cameras around the White House and lets views 360 degrees from everywhere.

The complete visit

Remember to stop at the White House Visitor Center, located at 1450 Pennsylvania Avenue, before or after your tour. The center is open from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm every day of the week and gives a lot of information on the architecture, the furniture, the events held at the “ White House ” and, of course, on the history of the House of Presidents.

 

You've seen it all if you're all naked

 

The list of prohibited items during your visit never seems to stop but is actually quite simple to understand: you must enter with (almost) nothing.

Without camera, without bottle of water or energy bar (too bad for the snack of 11am), without knife, without cigarettes and lighter, without bomb, without lipstick (note: start painted), without anti-bacteriological gel, and also without bag, handbag which can contain all this stuff, nor without stroller or others.

You are just allowed to have with you:

·         Your phone - in case Barack leaves you his number;

·         Your wallet - to hand out business cards to rangers;

·         Your umbrella - if there is ever a leak in the White House.

 

You have the right to this and only this (with the exception of prescription drugs) because there is no cloakroom or lockers where you can leave your things. If you arrive with anything other than these permitted items, you may also be refused entry here.

 

How? 'Or' What?

 

As for passing the BAC, but with a little less stress, you must present your white leg and official identity documents. All U.S. visitors 18 years of age or older must provide proper identification, to be presented to the Secret Service - in person. It can be your American driver's license, a military ID, your American passport. For foreign nationals, this must be your passport. In any case, arrive at least 15 minutes early and know that latecomers have a good chance of being missed.

 

Thanks to whom? To us and.

At your embassy. If you are a citizen of a foreign country, you can contact your embassy in Washington DC, who will tell you a little more about what to do. For read more click on Portland brewery tour.