Bureau of Engraving and Printing, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Location
Phone: 202-874-2330 or 866-874-2330
See billions of dollars being printed at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP). As the U.S. Government's security printer, the BEP is responsible for the design, engraving, and printing of all U.S. paper currency.
Currency is produced at its facilities in DC and Fort Worth, Texas. A world leader in printing technology, the Bureau also produces portions of U.S. passports, materials for Homeland Security, military identification cards, Immigration and Naturalization Certificates, White House invitations, Treasury obligations, and other U.S. securities.
See the various stages of currency production, beginning with large, blank sheets of paper, and ending with wallet-ready bills!
Visitor Center Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 3:30pm (extended to 7:30pm in summer months)
Closed on weekends, federal holidays, and the week between Christmas and New Year's
Ticket Booth Hours:
Monday - Friday 8am until all tickets are gone
Non Peak Season Public Tours (September - March):
Monday - Friday 9am - 10:45am and 12:30pm - 2pm (every 15 minutes). Tickets are not required.
Peak Season Public Tours (April - August):
2pm - 3:45pm and 5pm - 7pm (every 15 minutes) Tickets are required.
School Group Tours:
11am - 12:15pm (every 15 minutes)
Reservations are required for school group tours (maximum 50 people)
Admission:
Free
Free tickets are required (same-day tickets only) for tours from the first Monday in March through the last Friday in August, on a first-come, first-served basis. No tickets are required during non-peak season; line up at the Visitors' Entrance on 14th Street.
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This tour delivers the goods. Being raised just outside of washington d.c. (Bethesda), I've gone on innumerable DC sightseeing tours in my lifetime. Every time a family friend or relative visited from out of town meant another trip down to the Mall, another sightseeing tour. Monument tours, ghost tours, "Duck" tours, you name it I've done it. But out of all the DC tours I've been on this was one of the best. I went last weekend with my nieces and nephews on the Capitol Hill tour, which lasted a little over two hours. The tour guide was extremely knowledgeable of the historic sites and presented the information in a fun and lively manner. His enthusiam for the subject was infectious. He had my nieces and nephews in rapt atttention from start to finish. Highly recommend.