Plan Your Visit — Dumbarton Oaks
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Plan Your Visit
Learn about hours and admission, guided tours, and more.
Plan Your Visit
Learn about hours and admission, guided tours, and more.
Garden tickets are sold out for Sunday, April 26.
The Gardens will be closed for the Byzantine Studies Symposium Thursday, April 23 through Saturday, April 25.
We do not offer a waitlist or standby tickets. Tickets are not sold on site.
2026 Garden Season Passes are sold out.
Hours and Admission
Tickets and Season Passes
Closure Information
Visitor Policies
Photography Policy
Getting Here
Located in the historic Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC, Dumbarton Oaks is the legacy of Robert and Mildred Bliss, philanthropists and collectors of art.
The Gardens
, designed by renowned landscape gardener Beatrix Farrand, is an oasis within the city.
Explore sixteen acres
of terraced gardens and vistas, orchards and kitchen gardens, and a vast wilderness of meadows and wooded pathways.
The Museum
is home to a world-class collection of Byzantine and Pre-Columbian art, housed in magnificent galleries. From the tapestries and paintings in the Renaissance inspired Music Room to the graceful lines and natural sunlight of the Pre-Columbian Gallery, visitors can admire art dating back to antiquity, as well as innovative special exhibitions.
Hours and Admission
The Gardens
The entrance to the Gardens is located at the intersection of 31st and R streets NW.
Daily Tickets
Purchase Daily Tickets
Regular Season (March 1–October 31, 2026)
Open 2:00–6:00 p.m. (last public entry will be permitted at 5:30 p.m.), Tuesday–Sunday, except for federal holidays.
Admission to the gardens in the Regular Season is $15 per ticket, and d
aily tickets or season passes are required for all visitors to the Gardens.
Daily garden ticket purchases are final sale and nonrefundable
, except when the Gardens are closed at Dumbarton Oaks' discretion.
Admission is free for children 2 years and under. Garden tickets are limited to 10 per household per day and are only available online via Eventbrite. There is no point of sale on site. If purchasing errors are made, tickets can be transferred by the purchaser to another available date using their Eventbrite account,
before the original ticket date
, or else the tickets will be deemed expired by Eventbrite.
Winter Season (November 1–December 31)
Open 2:00–5:00 p.m. (last public entry will be permitted at 4:30 p.m.), Tuesday–Sunday, except for federal holidays. The Gardens may close in hazardous conditions.
Admission to the Gardens in the Winter Season is free, though advanced reservations are required.
Closed (January 1–February 28, 2027)
Beginning in 2027, the Gardens at Dumbarton Oaks will be closed for the months of January and February.
Season Passes
2026 Garden Season Passes are sold out.
$75 Individual Season Pass (covers one (1) adult)
$95 Double Season Pass (covers two (2) adults)
$110 Family Season Pass (includes up to two (2) adults and up to three (3) children (2-18yo) or students with valid ID. Must present student ID at entry)
Pass-holder benefits include:
unlimited visits to the Gardens
expedited admission to the Gardens (skip the line!)
a 20% discount on all Museum Shop merchandise
For information on purchasing season passes, please contact
visit@doaks.org
The Museum
The entrance to the Museum is located at 1703 32nd Street NW.
Open 11:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Tuesday–Sunday, except for federal holidays. The Rare Book Library is open to the public 11:30-5:30 p.m., on Saturday and Sunday.
Admission to the Museum and the Rare Book Library is free and unticketed.
Museum Shop
An extensive and eclectic selection of gift items, textiles, jewelry, and books inspired by the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens and Museum collections.
The Museum Shop is open Tuesday-Sunday, 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m., and always open online.
Closure Information
In 2026, the Museum and Gardens are closed on the following days:
Thursday, January 1, 2026 (New Year's Day)
Friday, June 19 (Juneteenth)
Saturday, July 4 (Independence Day)
Wednesday, November 11 (Veterans' Day)
Thursday, November 26 (Thanksgiving)
Friday, December 25 (Christmas Day)
Friday, January 1, 2027 (New Year's Day)
In 2026, the Gardens will be closed on the following dates for Dumbarton Oaks internal events:
April 23-25
May 7-9
October 8-10
On these days, daily tickets will not be available for purchase and season passes will not be honored.
On Family Day (Saturday, April 11, 2026), the Museum and Gardens will be open only to Family Day participants. Season passes will not be honored and regular daily tickets will not be available for sale.
Visitor Policies
By visiting Dumbarton Oaks, visitors agree to the following terms and conditions. Failure to adhere to these terms and conditions, including the Visitor Code of Conduct and Photography Policy, may result in visitor removal and a permanent ban from Dumbarton Oaks.
Photography Policy
Guests are welcome to take their time exploring and documenting their adventure using noncommercial, personal photography, that is, "vacation style photography" — to capture memories of the museum and garden experience. Commercial and formal photography are not permitted.
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently asked questions about visiting Dumbarton Oaks, the gardens, and museum
Dumbarton Oaks welcomes individuals with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities.
Guided Tours
Learn more about Dumbarton Oaks' museum and gardens by joining a walk-in guided tour.
Getting Here
Parking
Dumbarton Oaks does not have parking facilities for visitors. Two-hour street parking is available on a first come, first served basis. While there is no time limit on Sundays, the District of Columbia is efficient about ticketing over the two-hour limit in this zone on weekdays and Saturdays. Additional parking information can be found on the
Georgetown tourism website
Bus
WMATA Metrobus route D80 have a stop at Wisconsin Avenue and R Street. Metrobus routes C91, D94, D96 stop at Q and 31st Streets.
Metro
The Dupont Circle metro station (Red Line) and the Foggy Bottom-GWU metro station (Blue/Orange/Silver lines) are closest to Dumbarton Oaks. Visitors may either walk from the stations, or transfer to a Metrobus: C91, D94, and D96 (Dupont Circle), and D80, D94, D96 (Foggy Bottom-GWU).
Bicycle
Dumbarton Oaks offers secure bicycle racks at the entrances to both the museum and gardens. The nearest Capital Bikeshare station is located two blocks from the museum entrance, at Wisconsin Avenue and 34th Street.
Airports
Three airports serve the DC metropolitan area. In order of distance from Dumbarton Oaks, these are: Reagan National Airport (DCA), Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), and Baltimore–Washington International Airport (BWI). To arrive at Dumbarton Oaks, you can take a taxi, Super Shuttle (from Dulles and BWI), or public transportation.
From Reagan National, take the blue line to the Foggy Bottom-GWU metro station.
From Dulles, take the Dulles International Silver Line Express bus to the Wiehle-Reston East metro station (silver line); take the silver line to the Foggy Bottom-GWU metro station.
From Baltimore–Washington, there are two options: (1) Take the B30 bus to the Greenbelt metro station (green line), and then change to the orange/blue/silver lines at the Archives/Navy Memorial/Penn Quarter metro station in order to arrive at Foggy Bottom-GWU. (2) Alternatively, take a Marc or Amtrak train from BWI to Union Station, and take the red line to the Dupont Circle metro station.
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