Department of State Tour Office

The Diplomatic Reception Rooms of the Department of State, which are used for official functions hosted by the Secretary of State and other high level government officials, are open for pre-arranged tours at no charge. These rooms hold a premier collection of 18th Century American Furniture, paintings and decorative arts.

Guided tours are conducted Monday through Friday at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. Tours are 45 minutes in duration. Reservations are required and should be made approximately four weeks in advance, due to the large volume of requests.

This is a Fine Arts tour. We do not recommend the tour for children under the age of twelve. Wheelchairs are available but strollers are not permitted, and there are no facilities for storage of personal belongings.

Reservations for tours may be requested by calling: (202)-647-3241 [voice mail], (202) 736-4232 [FAX], or (202) 736-4474 [TDD-Telecommunication Device for the Deaf] .