The Enslaved People of Mount Vernon Tour
Listen to the stories of the enslaved people who built and operated Mount Vernon, and learn about their daily lives on the estate during this 60-minute tour.
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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.
Fall Wine Festival & Sunset Tour
Oct7Fall Plant and Garden Sale
Oct7Slave Memorial Commemoration
Oct10Brown Bag Lunch: The Fry-Jefferson Map of Virginia
Oct12An Evening with the Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden: The 2023 USC George Washington Leadership Lecture
Oct20Bonus Ford Evening Book Talk: General David Petraeus and Andrew Roberts
Oct21–22Fall Harvest Festival
Oct21Blenko Glass Art Signing
Oct24–27Fresh Bread from Half Crown Bakehouse
Oct26Ford Evening Book Talk: First Family
Oct28Trick-or-Treating at Mount Vernon
Nov1Brown Bag: Lewis Evans’ 1755 Map of the Middle British Colonies in North America
Nov2–4The Great Experiment: Democracy from the Founding to the Future The 2023 George Washington Symposium
Nov4Sensory Friendly Family Morning at the Museum
Nov8Lunch at the Library: Washington's Marines
Nov11Mount Vernon Salutes Veterans
Nov16–19Fresh Bread from Half Crown Bakehouse
Nov16Members Shopping Day
Nov24–25Mount Vernon by Candlelight
Nov28Ford Evening Book Talk: Mason-Dixon
Dec1–2Mount Vernon by Candlelight
Dec8–9Mount Vernon by Candlelight
Dec11The Death and Mourning of General George Washington Tour
Dec12–14Fresh Bread from Half Crown Bakehouse
Dec12Ford Evening Book Talk: Sailing Upwind
Dec15–16Christmas Illuminations at Mount Vernon
Dec17The Death and Mourning of General George Washington Tour
Dec17Mount Vernon by Candlelight
Dec18Brown Bag: John Mitchell’s A Map of the British and French Dominions in North America
Jan17Lunch at the Library: For the People, For the Country: Patrick Henry’s Final Political Battle
Feb6NSO at Mount Vernon
Listen to the stories of the enslaved people who built and operated Mount Vernon, and learn about their daily lives on the estate during this 60-minute tour.
Learn More TicketsListen to the stories of the enslaved people who built and operated Mount Vernon, and learn about their daily lives on the estate during this 60-minute tour.
Learn More Tickets