Bureau of Engraving and Printing Tour and Visitor Center (Washington, DC)
Free 45-minute guided tour of US paper currency production from a walkway above the printing floor in Washington, DC, with an exhibit center. Weekdays; tickets can be reserved ahead.
Ways to visit
Guided currency production tour Open
Closed December 24, 2026 through January 2, 2027.
- What you see
- Inside tour, Visitor centerbep.gov, 2026-10-26
- How
- Timed ticket · up to 40 people · about 45 minutesbep.gov, 2026-10-26
- When
- MonTueWedThuFriSatSunMonday to Friday, tours between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. (last tour 2 p.m.); Visitor Center 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Longer spring and summer hours ran March 23 to September 4, 2026. Follows federal closure guidance.Closed: Federal holidays, 2026-12-24 to 2027-01-02bep.gov, 2026-10-26
- Booking
- Not stated · same day possible · online or by phone or on siteReserve up to nine tickets online or by phone. A limited number of same-day tickets go online from 8 a.m., and staff help at the entrance. Groups of more than 10 use group reservations.Book ↗bep.gov, 2026-10-26
- Cost
- Freebep.gov, 2026-10-26
- Requirements
- Safety gear: Yes. Magnetometer screening for all visitors; no guns, knives, aerosols, mace, razors; food and liquids only in closed sealed containers. No lockers.
About
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Washington facility offers a free guided tour that starts with a film and walks visitors along an enclosed walkway above the production floor. A Visitor Center with currency exhibits is open the same days. All visitors pass a magnetometer, and food, liquids in open containers, aerosols, weapons and knives are not allowed. The Bureau closes on federal holidays and for a year-end shutdown.
Owner: U.S. Department of the Treasury. Run by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
Getting there
14th and C Streets, SW, Washington, DC, 20228
Enter at the Tour and Visitor Center entrance on 14th Street SW, next to the Holocaust Memorial Museum. No visitor parking; nearest Metro is Smithsonian.
The pin marks the site itself, not necessarily the entrance (38.88556, -77.03306). Apple Maps directions go to the street address instead. Show on our map · Google Maps · Apple Maps
Tour tickets: (855) 391-2990
Last checked 2026-10-26. Sources are listed below.
Sources
- bep.gov/visitor-centers/washington-dc… · official page · read 2026-10-26For: name; street address
- wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q1010… · Wikidata · read 2026-10-26For: location
- bep.gov/visitor-centers/washington-dc… · official page · read 2026-10-26For: phone and email; Guided currency production tour: open or closed; Guided currency production tour: days and hours; Guided currency production tour: what you see; Guided currency production tour: kind of visit; Guided currency production tour: booking; Guided currency production tour: cost
- bep.gov/visitor-centers/washington-dc… · official page · read 2026-10-26For: Guided currency production tour: requirements
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