First Lady Unveils Enhanced White House Public Tour

For the first time, guests get to see the Diplomatic Reception Room and learn more about the happenings inside the White House.

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden speaks during a Rose Garden event on Monday to celebrate new educational enhancements to the official public tour of the executive mansion, at the White House in Washington, DC. The enhancements include more access to spaces inside the White House, the addition of informational physical and video displays and reproductions of sculpture for guests to touch. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Visitors to the White House will now get to experience more of the Executive Mansion than ever before. 

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden unveiled the first significant upgrade in the White House public tours in decades, a project, she says, was two years in the making. New to the tour means a bit more access to visitors. Previously, several rooms on the public tour of the White House were roped off and visitors could only look inside. Now, visitors will be able to go further inside each room and learn more about the room and its history.