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Security Information

In order to ensure everyone's safety, these guidelines must be followed when taking a tour of the Pentagon. There are no exceptions to these rules and non-compliance will cause the tour to be terminated.

1. Arrive 30 minutes before your scheduled tour to allow time for processing through building security. Your tour may be cancelled if your group has not checked in at the Pentagon Tours window prior to your scheduled tour time.
2. There is no public parking at the Pentagon. Public parking is available at the Pentagon City mall. It is also highly encouraged to use the Metro rail.
3. Your must present your tour confirmation letter and identification for all members of your tour group to Pentagon Police personnel upon arrival to the Metro entrance at the Pentagon.
4. All purses carried into the Pentagon are subject to search.
5. The following items are prohibited inside the building:
1. Weapons of any sort (i.e. knives, box cutters, mace, pepper spray, etc) that may cause bodily harm and large bags (i.e. knapsacks, camera bags, backpacks and shopping bags, etc). Anyone with the mentioned items will not be allowed on tour with such items.
6. The following items are not prohibited inside the building, but cannot be used along the tour route:
1. Electronic devices (i.e. cell phones, picture or video cameras, PDAs, blackberries, laptops, etc) and tobacco products. You are encouraged to leave these items in the hotel, bus or van or at home as it will slow down the processing into the building.
7. Proper Identification (ID) must be shown to building security.
1. Ages 12 and under – ID not required.
2. Ages 13 to 17 – require 1 form of photo ID or a parent/guardian to vouch for them.
3. Ages 18 and up – require 2 forms of ID (one form must be a photo ID, the other may be a credit/debit card, social security card, birth certificate, or another item with the individual’s name printed on it [excluding business cards]).
4. Please contact Pentagon Force Protection Agency directly at (703) 697–1001 regarding acceptable forms of ID.
8. Tour groups that are not checked into the Tours windown inside the Pentagon Visitors Center by the scheduled tour time will be cancelled.
9. There is no photography allowed inside and outside of the Pentagon.
10. Tour groups must stay to the center of the corridor to allow Pentagon personnel to pass by on either side and must keep up with the tour pace.
11. Food and beverages are not permitted on the tour.
12. Any violation of these security measures will cause the tour to be terminated.