How To Visit The White House: Melania Trump Reopens Landmark For Tours

If you're hoping to see President Donald Trump in the wild, you may want to head to the White House. The newly sworn-in commander-in-chief and his first lady, Melania Trump, announced Tuesday they were reopening the presidential workplace-slash-home for tours.

"I am excited to reopen the White House to the hundreds of thousands of visitors who come each year. The White House is a remarkable and historic site, and we are excited to share its beauty and history," Melania Trump wrote in a news release. "I am committed to the restoration and preservation of our nation's most recognizable landmark."

The White House was briefly closed for visitors while the first lady hired a staff to handle the influx of tourists, up to 100,000 of whom visit the iconic building every month. People can tour the White House from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EST on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. EST on Fridays and Saturdays.

You gain access by submitting a request to your members of Congress. The tours are free.

"Michelle and I always joke, 'We're just renters here,'" ex-President Barack Obama said recently in a video, according to CNN. "The owners are the American people and all those invested in creating this amazing place with so much history."

Donald Trump himself made an appearance Tuesday at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for the reopening. Standing near a portrait of his one-time opponent former First Lady Hillary Clinton, Trump greeted visitors with hugs and the chance to take photos, NBC News reported. Much of the tour group was comprised of fifth graders.

"Work hard, everybody, work hard," Trump said, according to USA Today.

If you can't catch Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., you can always try to spot him at one of his other residences. Before inauguration, Trump was based in New York City, where his youngest son, Barron, and his wife live while the boy is finishing the school year. Since taking office, he's been spending weekends at his resort Mar-a-Lago in Florida, costing taxpayers an estimated $3 million each time he goes to the Sunshine State.