Inside the White House: A Cutaway Tour of America's Most Famous Home

Unfold the secrets of the White House with stunning 3D cutaways and a giant gatefold that reveals the entire building in one breathtaking view.

Step inside one of the most guarded buildings in the world like never before! With jaw-dropping 3D cutaway drawings by architectural artist Kurt Wahlner, this book lets kids explore the White House room by room, floor by floor, and secret space by secret space. Each meticulously researched illustration lifts roofs, peels back walls, and opens hidden corners, revealing everything from the Oval Office and Lincoln Bedroom to the bowling alley, kitchens, tunnels, and more.

Kids will love unfolding the giant gatefold spread that reveals the entire White House at once, showcasing every level of the mansion in one incredible panoramic view. Plus, the book is packed with fascinating facts, timelines, historic photographs, and stories about how the White House has changed over the centuries. This unique, hands-on tour makes America’s presidential home come alive, showing how different presidents lived and worked and how this extraordinary building continues to grow with the nation. Perfect for curious explorers, future leaders, and anyone who’s ever wondered what’s behind the next door in the world’s most iconic house!

“You’ve never experienced the White House like this! Kurt Wahlner’s ground-breaking drawings show the People’s House as it truly is in amazing detail, quite literally from top to bottom. Learn where presidents and their families live, work, and have fun, all from incredible see-through vantage points you won’t find anywhere else.”

—Robert S. Martin, Deputy Director, The White House (East and West Wing)

“Kurt Wahlner's exquisitely rendered drawings make the White House come alive! The extraordinarily detailed drawings allow readers to understand the White House and its evolving history as never before - I learned new things about the building from Kurt's drawings even after having worked there for over 20 years. You've never had a tour of the White House like this before!”

—Melissa Naulin, former Associate Curator of Decorative Arts, The White House. 

“The White House takes on its own character in this richly illustrated new work, narrating its story in architecture and history to the reader in a truly remarkable format.”

—Patrick Philips-Schrock, author of The White House: An Architectural History