The
Federal Reserve: We’re more than interest
rates!
We invite you to visit our facilities
and learn more about your nation’s central bank!
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Your Tour Today! |
Visiting the City
by the Bay? The San Francisco Fed
offers one of the world's foremost collections
of historic United States currency, and a look
at cash processing too!

In the Los Angeles area? Ever
dreamed of seeing the cash supply for Southern
California? Come check out our currency processing
facilities and interactive Fed Gallery lobby
exhibit.

Planning a trip to a different destination?
Visit the Federal Reserve offices in Phoenix
and Salt Lake City to see the Fed in
action.
The Phoenix office is a state-of-the-art
cash processing facility which opened in September
2001. Make your tour reservation today by calling (213)
683-2900. |
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Sixty-minute tours are offered the third Wednesday
of each month at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., by reservation
only. |
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The tour includes the
cash vault and cash processing operation. |
| Salt
Lake City: Make your tour reservation
today by calling (801) 322-7926. |
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Tours last 90 minutes
Monday through Friday, by reservation only. Tours
may be scheduled up to six months in advance. |
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The tour includes the
Branch’s cash operation, which features
an historical currency display. |
| Seattle: The new Seattle office, located in Renton, is currently not offering tours. Tours will be offered beginning later in 2008. |
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High
School Teachers!
“There's a
lot to learn about money!" Free personal finance
training available! (Offered in Los Angeles, Salt
Lake City, and San Francisco
only.) |
| Join us for a tour and then empower your students
to take control of their finances. Students will learn: |
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the time value of money (saving and investing), |
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how to develop a budget, and |
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the relationship between risk and rate of return. |
The training lasts approximately
60 minutes and is conducted after your scheduled
tour. It is designed for high school groups composed
of 15-30 students.
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| Tour
Details |
Prearranged
tours are available to groups of students (high
school and college), teachers, bankers, and community
and business organizations, with a minimum of
8 persons (10 persons for San Francisco only)
and a maximum of 30.
In San Francisco only, sixty-minute public
tours of the Fed Center exhibit are available
on a walk-in basis Fridays at noon.
All locations require a minimum of two weeks
advance notice as well as a list of tour participants
submitted to the tour coordinators two weeks
prior to the scheduled visit. |
| Important
Note |
Due to heightened security
requirements, we may close to the public at any
time if the national threat level is elevated.
No cameras or camera phones are allowed in our
facilities; photo identification is required.
We have security
checks similar to those at airports. Groups requesting
more than two tour reservations per month must
obtain prior approval from the tour coordinator.
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