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White House Tour美国白宫游览 |
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作者:soosun 文章来源:www.51education.net 点击数: 更新时间:2006-8-26 |
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How to Tour the White HouseThe White House is open for tours in the morning, Tuesday through Saturday, and is closed every Sunday and Monday. All White House tours are free. There are two ways to visit:
Public Self-Guided Tours Public Self-Guided Tours
Free Tickets Needed Only In Peak Season Free tickets are required during the peak season from the third Tuesday in March until the Saturday before Labor Day. The National Park Service distributes the tickets in the White House Visitor Center, located at the southeast corner of 15th and E Streets. Look for the three American flags and the blue awnings. The closest Metrorail station is Federal Triangle (blue and orange lines). Tickets are timed from 10 a.m. until 12 noon. Advance tickets are not available. They are issued on the morning of the tour only, on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 7:30 a.m. The number of tickets for each day is limited so visitors should arrive as early as possible. Unfortunately, it is not possible to predict what time one should arrive to guarantee tickets. One person may obtain up to four tickets. Each person, including children, requires a ticket. A hand stamp validation is also required. The ticket counter closes at noon, or earlier if the supply for that day is distributed. Each ticket indicates when and where you join the line. At non-peak times, no tickets are needed. The line begins at the southeast gate. Visitors in line by 12 noon are admitted. Tour Orientation Congressional Guided Tour
Groups Use the Bus Zone in Peak Season Mobility-Impaired / Using a Wheelchair Wheelchairs loans are offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations are not possible. Visitors in wheelchairs, or with other mobility disabilities, on the Congressional guided or self-guided tours, between 8:00 a.m. and 12 noon, use the same Visitor entrance and, with up to four members of their party, are admitted without waiting in line and without tickets. Visitors in wheelchairs are escorted by ramp from the entrance level to the ground floor, and by elevator from the ground to the state floor. Guests generally wait in line with their family or group. Hearing-Impaired Signing interpretation is also available for individual visitors with advance notice. A Congressional office first issues guided tour tickets to a guest who is hearing-impaired and then contacts the Visitors Office at least 2 weeks in advance to request interpreter service. The Visitors Office TDD (telephone device for the deaf) is 202-456-2121. Messages may be left outside normal business hours. Visually-Impaired General Tour Information
On-street parking is not available near the White House, and use of public transportation is strongly encouraged. The closest Metrorail stations to the White House Visitor Center (southeast corner of 15th and E Streets) are Federal Triangle(blue and orange lines) and Metro Center (blue, orange, and red lines). Public telephones and restrooms are not available at the White House; the nearest ones are in the Visitor Pavilion on the Ellipse, the park area south of the White House, and in the White House Visitor Center. Cameras may be carried after undergoing a security check as you enter, but taking pictures/videotaping is not permitted inside the White House. Strollers are checked with the National Park Service at the Visitor Entrance. Prohibited inside are animals (except guide dogs), oversized backpacks, balloons, beverages, chewing gum, electric stun guns, fireworks or firecrackers, food, guns or ammunition, knives with blades over 3 inches or 8 centimeters, mace, nunchucks, smoking, or suitcases. |
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