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Accessing the 60th Presidential Inauguration

National Mall - Parade Route Access Points 

Access points/magnetometers can be identified visually on the map below. All access points are also written out below the map. 

2025 Inauguration Access Points, Magnetometers

  • Maryland Ave btwn Independence Avenue & 3rd Street SW
  • Washington Ave btwn Independence Avenue & 1st Street SW
  • Rayburn Building (Delaware Avenue SW - Parking Lot)
  • Senate Park (Delaware Avenue NW)
  • Louisiana Avenue btwn New Jersey Avenue & 1st Street NW
  • 3rd Street btwn C Street & Connecticut Avenue NW
  • John Marshal Park NW
  • Indiana Avenue & 7th Street NW
  • 7th Street & D Street NW
  • 9th Street & E Street NW
  • 12th Street & F Street NW
  • 13th Street & F Street NW
  • 14th Street & F Street NW
  • F Street & 14th Street NW
  • New York Avenue & 14th Street NW
  • 15th Street & F Street NW
  • 15th Street & Pennsylvania Avenue NW
  • 15th Street & H Street NW
  • H Street & Madison Place NW
  • NE Corner of Lafayette Park NW
  • 16th Street & H Street NW
  • Jackson Place & H Street NW
  • 17th Street & H Street NW
  • 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
  • 14th Street & Constitution Avenue NW
  • 12th Street & Constitution Avenue NW
  • 9th Street & Constitution Avenue NW
  • 7th Street & Madison Drive NW
  • 7th Street & Jefferson Drive SW
  • 17th Street & Constitution Avenue NW
  • 17th Street & Independence Avenue SW
  • 15th Street & Independence Avenue SW
  • 14th Street & Constitution Avenue NW
  • 12th Street & Constitution Avenue NW
  • 12th Street & Independence Avenue SW
  • 7th Street & Independence Avenue SW
  • The Waldorf Astoria Hotel NW (for hotel guests only)

PDF of the map here

Prohibited Items 

Capitol Grounds - US Capitol Police

The US Capitol Police Board has released the prohibited items list for U.S. Capitol Grounds. 

  • Aerosol and non-aerosol sprays
  • Alcohol
  • All bags, backpacks, roller bags, suitcases exceeding size restrictions (12"x12"x5")
  • Ammunition
  • Animals (other than service animals)
  • Balloons
  • Balls
  • Beverages
  • Bicycles
  • Body Armor
  • Camera cases
  • Camping and climbing equipment, including tents, ropes, and grappling hooks
  • Cans, bottles, bottled or boxed liquids
  • Chairs (except those for mobility needs)
  • Chemicals, to include spillable batteries, paint, artificial blood, etc.
  • Commercial audio/video recording equipment and tripods
  • Coolers
  • Devices or equipment designed or used for jamming, disrupting, or interfering with communications signals or equipment
  • Duffle bags
  • Explosives of any kind (including fireworks and smoke bombs)
  • Firearms
  • Flammable liquids
  • Glass, thermal and metal containers
  • Handcuffs, zip ties, flex cuffs
  • Illegal substances, including marijuana
  • Knives, blades, box cutters or sharp objects (regardless of size)
  • Laptops/tablets/iPads
  • Laser lights and laser pointers
  • Leatherman or similar tools
  • Liquids of any kind (except for medicines).
  • This liquid ban is just for Capitol Grounds
  • Water will be provided for ticketed guests on Capitol Grounds
  • Mace/pepper spray
  • Noisemakers, such as air horns, whistles, drums, bullhorns, and other noise amplification devices
  • Packages
  • Poles, bats, sticks, and clubs, including selfie sticks
  • Range finders
  • Recreational motorized mobility devices
  • Seat cushions
  • Signs, placards, or banners
  • Spray containers
  • Scooters (including commercial/rental)
  • Strollers
  • Suitcases
  • Structures, including tents.
  • Supports for signs and placards.
  • Thermoses or thermal containers
  • Toy guns
  • Umbrellas
  • Unmanned aircraft systems/Drones
  • Weapons of any kind, including blackjacks, slungshots, slingshots, sand clubs, sandbags, and knuckles 
  • Other items that may pose a threat to the security of the event at the discretion of the security screeners

 

Prohibited Items List - US Secret Service

The US Secret Service has released the prohibited items list for all other inaugural events. 

  • Aerosols 
  • Ammunition 
  • Animals other than service/guide animals 
  • Backpacks and bags exceeding size restrictions (18” by 13” by 7”) 
  • Balloons 
  • Bicycles
  • Chairs (except those for mobility needs)
  • Coolers 
  • Drones and other unmanned aircraft systems 
  • Explosives 
  • Firearms 
  • Flammable liquids 
  • Glass, thermal, or metal containers 
  • Laser pointers 
  • Mace / Pepper spray 
  • Packages 
  • Range Finders
  • Recreational motorized mobility devices 
  • Selfie Sticks 
  • Signs exceeding the size restrictions (20’ x 3’ x 1/4”) 
  • Structures 
  • Supports for signs and placards 
  • Toy guns 
  • Weapons of any kind 
  • Any other items determined to be potential safety hazards