Although the Mansion is currently undergoing preservation work and the Education Center is closed for renovations, there's still much to see and do at Mount Vernon in 2025.
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Take a Free Tour
Tour guides and tour operators are welcome to take a free tour to learn about the Mount Vernon experience in 2025.
Email groups@mountvernon.org to set up your tour.
Group Activities
Virtual Tour of the Mansion
As preservation work progresses through the house, rooms will be taken off display for extended periods. Although you can't see the rooms in person, you can view them and the objects inside with an interpreter-led virtual tour.
Inside our Orientation Center theater, you'll get an in-depth look at the Mansion and have an opportunity to ask questions of our expert guides.
Included with admission
NEW: Revolutionary War Encampment
March - June 2025
Visit our Revolutionary War encampment from March to June to see how soldiers, officers, and camp followers lived during the Revolution. Encampment interpreters will be on hand to answer questions as you explore military tents, a laundry yard, encampment cooking, and more.
Included with admission
NEW: Additional Character Engagements
Each day along the bowling green there will be character engagements for your group to interact with such as Don Franscisco, Dr. Craik, and others.
At other places along the estate, based on staffing, we will have additional characters giving demonstrations.
Included with admission
NEW: Additional Interpretation of the Outbuildings
New for 2025, your Mansion tour will feature additional interpretation of the outbuildings in the historic area.
Learn how these structures functioned as integral components of the plantation's complex operations, supporting the broader agricultural enterprise. Discover the role of enslaved labor in the plantation economy through exploring outbuildings like the wash house and smoke house.
Included with admission
Grounds & Gardens
Explore our four gardens, walk the forest trail, see demonstrations at our farm site, and visit George Washington's tomb.
Included with admission
Mount Vernon: An American Icon Exhibit
Inside our museum exhibit, you'll meet the people who shaped Mount Vernon, including Washington and Custis family members, enslaved and hired laborers, and Vice Regents of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.
Included with admission
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George Washington & the Revolutionary War Film
Learn about General Washington’s important military victories at Boston, Trenton, and Yorktown that led to victory in the War for Independence in our 22-minute video.
The film is currently shown in 2D form every 30 minutes in the Smith Auditorium, located next to the Shops at Mount Vernon across from the Food Court.
Included with admission
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Hamilton Tour
Our popular Hamilton tour is now offered to groups! This 60-minute specialty tour uses lyrics from the hit musical Hamilton to explore George Washington’s Mount Vernon.
As you “look around, look around” the estate grounds, you’ll discuss the themes of the musical, the real-life events that inspired it, and “who lives, who dies, who tells your story.”
Distillery & Gristmill Tours
Weekends Only, April 1 – October 31
George Washington's gristmill could produce 5,000 to 8,000 pounds of flour and cornmeal a day.
In 1799, his distillery produced nearly 11,000 gallons, making it one of the largest whiskey distilleries in America.
At our working mill, watch the water wheel turn the mighty gears as we grind Washington's grain. You can also tour a reconstructed working distillery that produces small batch spirits on site today.
Included with admission
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Audio Tours
Hear details about the estate's history as you tour the grounds with our audio tour.
Included with admission
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Additional Enhancements
Add one of our specialty tours to your visit or play our leadership experience, Be Washington online.
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Group Rates
Group rates are listed on our Group Reservations page.
Arrival and Departure Times
Please provide an arrival and departure time, if possible, so that we can build your groups' itinerary to include the virtual tour, Mansion tour, and other special requests (i.e. private specialty tours, food, or musical performances).
2025 Estate Hours
April through October: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
November through March: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
The group bonus hour (8 a.m. to 9 a.m.) will be from March 8 through June 13.
Free Day is on February 17, 2025 on a first-come, first-served basis (no advanced bookings will be accepted).
Food Court Meal Passes
If your groups have Food Court meal passes, the time they are assigned on the meal passes is the time they will need to report to the Food Court to redeem those meal passes for lunch. These times will be strictly enforced in 2025 to help with long lines.