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.
On loan from Washington & Lee University, this life portrait of Colonel George Washington originally hung in the Mansion's Front Parlor. More than 200 years later, the large oil painting—measuring 60 inches…
View a collection of trappings from George Washington's military uniform visible in Charles Willson Peale's 1772 portrait.
Lives Bound Together: Slavery at George Washington’s Mount Vernon explores the personal stories of the people enslaved at Mount Vernon while providing insight into George Washington’s evolving opposition…
For a limited time, view George Washington's Masonic apron in the Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Center.
In this four-panel banner exhibition, learn how organizations like the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association gave women an outlet to effect social change, paving the way for women’s suffrage.
View this remarkable artifact from the early years of the United States currency system, before the federal government had begun minting its own coins.
View five rare maps of early America and Virginia, on loan from Paul Schott Stevens.
The Washington family enjoyed music throughout their life. While Washignton, himself, never played an instrument, the women in his life were accomplished musicians by the century's standards. On display…
View a collection of objects and documents exploring the relationship between George Washington and Alexander Hamilton. The four items in this special installation highlight their vital partnership and…
Just in time for Presidents Day, Mount Vernon will feature a special display reuniting two of the General’s surviving battle swords! Believed to have been carried by General Washington during the American…
Look beyond the turkey and stuffing to learn more about the history of Thanksgiving at Mount Vernon! On exhibit in the Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Center, George Washington’s signed Thanksgiving…
Did you know that there are 3-D images of Mount Vernon that are more than 150 years old? Our new photography exhibit allows you to see some of these amazing and historic stereoviews from our collection…
One hundred years after George Washington’s birth, John Gadsby Chapman painted a series of romantic landscapes depicting historic sites from the first president’s life. View these nine spectacular scenes…
Explore Washington’s design and see how he created the sweeping lawns, groves of trees, walled gardens, serpentine paths, and the views of Mount Vernon we enjoy today.
Step into George Washington’s world through his books. Look over Washington’s shoulder, read the books that he read, took notes from, and recommended to others.
