America250: Justice Up Close, History All Around

Inside the National Courts Building Complex, visitors will not simply read about history. They will step into it. Just steps from the White House, this landmark building connects Dolley Madison and Paul Jennings, the fight for women’s suffrage, NASA’s first headquarters, and the work of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit today.

Through cutting-edge technology, state-of-the-art interactive screens, historic spaces, courtroom experiences, hands-on activities, and rare artifacts, visitors will explore how law, innovation, science, and civic action have shaped the nation.

Guests can move from immersive digital exhibits to real courtrooms, from space artifacts to stories of invention, protest, and progress, and from America’s past to the legal questions shaping its future.

Tickets and entry

Free timed-entry passes are required. Passes will be released in three waves at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time May 19, June 10 and June 29. Visitors may reserve up to 10 passes per order for entry times between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. July 3.

The National Courts Building Complex is located at 717 Madison Place N.W., Washington, D.C. 20439, just steps from the White House on Lafayette Square.

Normally reserved for scheduled school groups, the Center is opening to the public for one day only. This family-friendly America250 experience connects the building’s storied past to the work of the Federal Circuit today, where judges hear cases involving inventions, technology and the legal protections that help turn new ideas into progress.

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