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 in person or virtually via Facebook Live on June 15 at 6:00 PM for this Why I Believe Devotional centered on the Savior, Jesus Christ. This month’s fireside features Todd & Heather Clarke, the current mission leaders of the Washington DC North Mission, who have served since June 2022.
This fireside will be in English with interpretations available in ASL. Translations to other languages are available with advance arrangement to [email protected].
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.