Do your best for a quick walk to see it. Not worth going out of your way for unless you secure tickets for a tour.

You cannot get close at all to the white house. If you have a good camera you can take a picture but other than that it is nothing special to see.

We walked all around the outside of the White House,where it is fenced, we managed to take some photos behind the bars. The gardens were lovely. I thought it was going to be bigger, but enjoyed, we were told that the First Lady comes down in the evening to the vegetable garden.

Well, as you may expect, there is increased security around the White House. When we’ve been there, we had to stay behind the police barricades. Not sure if this is so always or we just were unlucky because of some maneuvers. Anyway don’t forget a camera with good telephoto lens, take few pictures and rather proceed to much better places... More

Passed by white house from outside only. Police barricades allows one to watch white house from a distance only; where it is fenced. can photoshoot with its background. Lush gardens adjoining. It was spring time, lots of tulips around. Construction activities affecting with pedestrian route. Overall, worth covering because of its historic importance.

The White House is world known for it's majestic look and the power it portrays as it represents the government of the USA. In order to get a tour inside the White House, one has to submit a request with his or her state member of Congress or Senator several months in advance. This is to ensure that background checks... More

It has been so hyped up in media that one feels that it is one the ultimate modern milestones built in modern human history. However when I visited it, my impression is that it is not that majestic to be the home of the supposedly "most powerful person on earth". It looked like any other plush big house of a... More

Could not visit the inside because of cut backs? it seems that funds where cut for the tours as one person stated why cut a tour that was making money but that's bureaucracy.

It was very cool to bee that close to the Presidents house. I was disappointed with it though. I was expecting a larger building to see more things around it. Other than that it was very cool.