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Tour the White House in 360 Degrees

Welcome to the White House 360 Virtual Tour! This immersive experience will bring you inside the halls of the White House and provide access to all the public rooms on the Ground and State Floors. It will also allow you to examine the rooms and objects even closer than you would in person.

For Students and Teachers

The below digital notebook was created by the White House Historical Association to assist students and teachers using “The White House 360 Virtual Tour” in their classrooms. Even if students are learning in a virtual, in-person, or hybrid format, these materials are accessible and will accompany them on their journey through these tours. The materials feature vocabulary, reflection questions, and other activities to encourage students to deepen understandings and create meaning in their exploration of the "People's House."

First Ladies

The role of the First Lady of the United States has changed over the years. These women have shaped the White House as well as the nation. For more short, educational videos from the White House Historical Association, click here. To learn more about the evolving roles of the first lady, click here. For information and short biographies about all

Presidential Transportation

U.S. Presidential transportation has evolved over time, from George Washington's horse-drawn carriage to the modern "Air Force One" and "The Beast." For more short, educational videos from the White House Historical Association, click here. For our educational resource about transportation and the White House, click here. This video was produced in partnership with UNTOLD. Untold is a project of

Building the White House

The White House stands as a symbol of freedom, but the story behind its construction reveals some important contradictions. For more short, educational videos from the White House Historical Association, click here. For more information about the design, building, and rebuilding of the White House, click here. For more information about Slavery in the President's Neighborhood research initiative, click here.

NEW Virtual White House Springtime Scavenger Hunt and 360 Tour of the White House

The White House Historical Association is offering a new Virtual White House Springtime scavenger hunt as a compliment to the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. These virtual activities can be completed online at whitehousehistory.org for a chance to win an Official 2024 White House Easter Egg Set. The Virtual White House Springtime scavenger hunt uses a 360-degree virtual tour

Easter Book Signing and Meet the Authors

Please join the White House Historical Association as they host authors Jonathan Pliska and Rocco Smirne throughout the day on Easter Monday at the White House Visitor Center. Presigned copies of Gigi at the White House! by Giovanna McBride will also be available!

White House History with Margaret Brennan: Women in Diplomacy

The White House Historical Association's 2024 quarterly series White House History with Margaret Brennan will feature four conversations dealing with various topics about the rich history of the Executive Mansion. The White House Historical Association will launch the series on March 21, 2024. This year’s theme is Diplomacy and the White House, and this event will explore the topic of Women in Di

History Happy Hour: The Undiplomat

Deesha Dyer, once a hip-hop journalist and community leader, didn’t expect her path to eventually lead to the White House. Dyer applied for a White House Internship in 2009 as a thirty-one-year-old part-time community college student. This opportunity led to a full-time position and two promotions, later culminating in a more prominent and exclusive role: social secretary at the White Ho

White House Historical Association Honors Designer and Builder of the White House

The White House Historical Association placed a wreath at the gravesite of James Hoban, Irish immigrant and the designer and builder of the White House, on Thursday, March 21 at 11:00AM at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Washington, D.C. In 2021, the Association restored the gravesite of Hoban and has held an annual wreath placement ceremony every year since. See images from

NEW Episode: The White House 1600 Sessions Podcast “America’s Irish Roots”

The White House Historical Association released a new episode of The White House 1600 Sessions podcast today featuring a conversation on the history between Ireland and the United States, and the relationship between the two countries beyond the month of March and St. Patrick’s Day. In this episode, Stewart McLaurin, president of the Association, sits down with Geraldine Byrne Nason, Am

Marquis de Lafayette Returns

In 1824, the Marquis de Lafayette, French hero of the American Revolution, returned to America for the first time in nearly half a century. This program will explore the Marquis de Lafayette's time in Washington DC during his National Tour, tracing his route through the region and highlighting the locations and people the famous General held closest to his heart. Public

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Explore the White House with Google Arts & Culture

Oct 27, 2023

It’s National Civics Day, and we’re taking a unique tour inside one of the most famous American structures of all: the White House.

“ Welcome to the White House ” is the first virtual guided tour of the White House’s official tour route complete with accessible audio captions and Spanish translations, so that Americans everywhere can “visit” the People’s House. The tour was captured using Street View that lives on both Google Maps and Google Arts & Culture — and the tour is now open to anyone with an internet connection, not only those who can visit in-person.

Contrary to popular belief, it wasn’t always called “the White House.” Throughout the 1800s different names were tried — the "President's Palace," the "President's House" or the "Executive Mansion” — but it was Theodore Roosevelt who gave the White House its simple and direct name in 1901, and it stuck.

In this tour, you're invited to explore 11 unique rooms in the White House, from the Blue Room (where the only White House wedding in history took place), to the Library with an American landscape by Georgia O’Keeffe, to the East Room, where Abraham Lincoln first promoted Ulysses S. Grant.

So take the tour, today , and we hope this slice of living history inspires you this National Civics Day to learn more about our country’s history.

A color photograph of the White House’s front view. It is still day time, the sky is slightly gray. The water flows out of the fountain and into a pool of turquoise water. The fountain is surrounded by a garden of yellow tulips. Green bushes surround the front lawn of the White House, and to the side, there are green trees.

“White House Front View” by The White House | The White House on Google Arts & Culture

A color photograph of the White House’s front view. It is day time and the sky is blue. The water flows out of the fountain in the front, in this image, found on the left. Green bushes surround the front lawn of the White House, and to the side, there are green trees. Across from the bushes are a large garden of red flowers.

“White House Front View'' by The White House | The White House on Google Arts & Culture

A street view capture of the Red Room in the White House. The walls are red as are the chairs. The are 5 red charis with brown wooden legs, accompanied by a red couch, 3 brown tables. There are 2 windows , each one adorned by red and gold curtains. There is a chandelier that’s on. The walls are adorned by portraits in gold frames.

“Red Room” by The White House | The White House on Google Arts & Culture

A street view capture of the movie theater located in the White House. The walls of the room are adorned by red and gold panels. There are several rows of seats, all of which are red. The four in the front row are still different, but distinct from the rest through their quilted red upholstering. Each one has a navy blue covering over the head of the seat.

“Movie Theater” by The White House | The White House on Google Arts & Culture

A street view capture of the library located in the White House. On the floor is a rug with a burgundy and navy blue pattern. In the middle is a brown table and across are 2 red chairs with brown legs. In the middle of the table, there is a white floral arrangement. Shelves of books adorn the wall, and seating is found all around the room.

“The Library” by The White House | The White House on Google Arts & Culture

The green room in the white house, the walls are green with paintings on them and a chandelier hangs from the middle of the room. Period piece furniture is throughout.

“Green Room” by The White House | The White House on Google Arts & Culture

The blue room in the White House. Blue carpet and blue drapes are in a room with paintings on the wall and a chandelier hanging from the ceiling.

“Blue Room” by The White House | The White House on Google Arts & Culture

a larger stately room two fireplaces and multiple paintings, including Gilbert Stuart's 1797 portrait of President George Washington and John Singer Sargent's 1903 portrait of President Theodore Roosevelt.

“The East Room” by The White House | The White House on Google Arts & Culture

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Tour the White House in 360 Degrees
For Students and Teachers. The below digital notebook was created by the White House Historical Association to assist students and teachers using “The White House 360 Virtual Tour” in their classrooms. Even if students are learning in a virtual, in-person, or hybrid format, these materials are accessible and will accompany them on their ...
Explore the White House with Google Arts & Culture
The tour was captured using Street View that lives on both Google Maps and Google Arts & Culture — and the tour is now open to anyone with an internet connection, not only those who can visit in-person. Contrary to popular belief, it wasn’t always called “the White House.”. Throughout the 1800s different names were tried — the ...