
Face Coverings
Indoors, face masks are recommended for all persons, vaccinated or unvaccinated.
Face masks are required for all unvaccinated guests.
Face masks are required for everyone using the shuttle service to the Farm and Wharf.
Mount Vernon is privately owned and will remain open in the case of a government shutdown.
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.
Mount Vernon offers expanded shuttle service to the Farm and Wharf. Shuttle usage is included with general admission.
Take the shuttle to experience our 4-acre demonstration Farm to learn more about George Washington’s innovations in agriculture.
Visit the replica structures including a slave cabin and a building of Washington’s own design, the 16-sided barn. View the majestic Potomac River at the Wharf and learn more of its commercial importance to Mount Vernon. Sightseeing cruises are also available.
Shuttles run on continuously from 10am - 5pm
Indoors, face masks are recommended for all persons, vaccinated or unvaccinated.
Face masks are required for all unvaccinated guests.
Face masks are required for everyone using the shuttle service to the Farm and Wharf.
The historic estate includes not only the Mount Vernon Mansion - George and Martha Washington's home - but also a host of colonial era buildings, beautiful gardens, a working distillery and gristmill, and our museum and education center. There's so much more to see here.
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