Welcome to the Washington DC Temple Visitors' Center
Open Daily From 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
Come explore the interactive Visitors' Center, enjoy the peaceful temple grounds, and attend free community events hosted throughout the year, including the Festival of Lights, in December.
Summer is a busy season at the Visitors' Center. If you are planning to come with a group of more than 20 guests at one time, please call us a week ahead so we can schedule accordingly. Call us at (301) 587-0144 anytime and leave a voicemail if we don't pick up. We are open from 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM every day.
Please join us on Sunday, July 20, 6:00 PM for this month’s Why I Believe Fireside with the new DC North Mission Presidents, Joseph and Lori Vance. The devotional will include a special musical quartet featuring the talents of full-time missionaries from the Washington D.C. North Mission. Come enjoy this evening centered on the Savior, Jesus Christ, and invite others who would enjoy this evening.
You can get Church materials and clothing at the distribution center. There is a large selection of Bibles, copies of the Book of Mormon, and Triple Combinations. We also have hymn books, “Come Follow Me” and self-reliance manuals, children’s story books, Church magazines, small pictures, and more.
The Washington D.C. Temple was the first Latter-day Saint temple to be built on the East Coast of the United States. Completed in 1974, it is the third-largest temple in the world.
Visitors from all over the world come to this sacred site for its beauty and religious significance. Members of the Church gather inside the temple for sacred religious ceremonies that bring them closer to God, while tourists come to view the temple grounds and enjoy the Visitors’ Center. There is something for everyone at the Washington D.C. Temple.