Open 365 days a year, Mount Vernon is located just 15 miles south of Washington DC.
From the mansion to lush gardens and grounds, intriguing museum galleries, immersive programs, and the distillery and gristmill. Spend the day with us!
Discover what made Washington "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen".
The Mount Vernon Ladies Association has been maintaining the Mount Vernon Estate since they acquired it from the Washington family in 1858.
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The Washington Library is open to all researchers and scholars, by appointment only.
A little more than a year after Ghana gained independence from British colonial rule, the nation’s first Prime Minister, Kwame Nkrumah visited the United States in an attempt to gain favor for African national movements. On July 23, 1958, Nkrumah visited Mount Vernon in a State Department planned tour when he laid this wreath at Washington’s tomb.
