FBI Headquarters, Washington D.C.

That's what is written on front of the bronze statue of three individuals, outside the FBI building in Pennsylvania Avenue. The building was ready for use in the mid 70's and officially named the J Edgar Hoover Building. at one time there were conducted tours but at the moment they have been suspended.

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Headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the J Edgar Hoover Building is named after the former Director of the FBI, J Edgar Hoover. It was named through Public Law 92-520, which was signed by President Richard Nixon on 4 May 1972, just two days after the Director's death.

Tours to the J Edgar Hoover Building are currently suspended.

the federal bureau of investigation was established in 1908 as a national police force to enforce federal laws. the f.b.i. became famous under the leadership of j. edgar hoover in the 1920's and 1930's. the current building's construction began in 1964 and was dedicated in 1975. the f.b.i. building offers a very interesting tour with exhibits on the history of the f.b.i. and a collection of crime related relics. a worth while place to visit when in washington.

The J. Edgar Hoover Building is the headquarters for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The building, named for former FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. The FBI building is not open to the public, as guided tours of the building were discontinued in 1999 according to Wikipedia. However according to its web site tours go every 15 minutes. Since 1908, when the Bureau was still the Justice Department Bureau of Investigation, the FBI had been headquartered in the Department of Justice building. In April 1962, Congress approved the construction of a separate building for the FBI. The General Services Administration allocated funding for the project, and design began. The GSA appointed Berswenger, Hoch, Arnold, and Associates for engineering, and Charles F. Murphy and Associates as architects. The design was finalized in 1964, and construction began on December 6, 1967. The naming was authorized by President Richard Nixon on May 4, 1972, two days after Hoover's death. Employees began moving into the facility on June 28, 1974, and the last employees moved in by June 1977. President Gerald Ford officially dedicated the building on September 30, 1975. The tour of the J Edgar Hoover FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) Building is one of the most enthralling tourist attractions that Washington DC has to offer. Along the tour, visitors may learn about the FBI's history and work against organised crime and terrorism, see FBI scientists at work in the forensic labs and watch a firearms demonstration given by a special agent. Tours depart every fifteen minutes and admission is free.

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I read about 1-hour FBI tour on VT a few years before my trip to Washington, DC. Certainly I wanted to join this tour and see how the guys work in FBI (the Federal Bureau of Investigation). I've watched them many times in numerous movies and on TV. Well, I am disappointed because, let mi citate: "FBI Tours is undergoing extensive renovations and is closed until further notice."

So, instead of joining the tour I could only walk around and take pictures of the famous J. Edgar Hoover Building. Well, a policeman who stood in front of the Department of Justice entrance, on the corner of Pennsylvania Ave, and 9th St. asked us not to stay too long with a camera pointed at one place. Well, the whole area around is monitored by spy cameras. No wonder, this building has been playing the key role in fighting terrorism since September 11, 2001. FBI is headed by the Director appointed by President and approved by Congress. His term has been limited to 10 years since 1976.

FBI Tours are no longer available. For more information, try the tour office.

FBI TOUR OFFICE
Room 7366
J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20535
TEL: (202) 324-3447
TTY: (202) 324-1016

Although currently not accessible, it's still quite interesting to look at it from outside, just for the fact.
The building itself is not really spectacular but it's close to many other sights, so why not to take a short detour.
The tower of the nearby Old Post Office grants you great panorama on the town.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has its headquarters in Washington in the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building. This building was completed in 1975 and named after the head of FBI, J. Edgar Hoover. The FBI guided tour was a one-hour tour which was taken by nearly 500,000 persons each year, and was one of the most popular tourist attractions in the Nation's Capital. It included a sharp-shooting demonstration performed by a real FBI agent, video replays of bank robberies, and a look at photos of the current Ten Most Wanted Fugitives. Exhibits explained the history and jurisdiction of the FBI as well as the work of the FBI laboratory

The FBI announced that the tours offered to the public at the FBI's J. Edgar Hoover Headquarters building, Washington, D.C., were canceled for an indefinite period. The cancellation of public tours was intended to enable FBI personnel to complete security enhancements initiated as a result of unconfirmed threats to the FBI Headquarters building. Since there is no definite restart date you need to check their web site at http://www.fbi.gov

The 1-hour tour includes crime laboratories, history exhibit and a live firearms demonstration.

Advance reservations suggested for group tours (must be submitted on company letterhead 12 months in advance; send to FBI Office of Tours, 9th & Pennsylvania Ave., NW, 20535)

The Federal Bureau of Investigation building offers tours on how it investigates crime. I took the tour during a high school field trip and it was very impressive. The most notable part was when we passed by the lab (we could see them fast at work through the window) and the guide told us that lab could tell the make and model of any car based on a single fleck of paint and this was back in April, 1987.