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, though by appointment only.
Once a vibrant plantation in the 18th century, the estate is now one of the nation’s most visited historic sites. Combining an authentically interpreted 18th-century home, lush gardens and grounds, intriguing museum galleries, immersive programs, and first-rate dining and shopping, Mount Vernon is an incomparable national treasure.
George Washington's Mount Vernon Mansion is one of the most iconic historic homes in America. Learn more about this remarkable historic structure.
George Washington's heart and mind was rarely far from his gardens and farms. Learn more about George Washington's gardens at Mount Vernon.
Hundreds of enslaved men, women, and children lived at Mount Vernon. Washington depended on their labor to build and maintain his household and plantation. They, in turn, found ways to survive in a world that denied their freedom.
Learn more about the Old and New Tombs at Mount Vernon - where George and Martha Washington are laid to rest.
A memorial marks the burial ground in honor of the enslaved who lived and worked at Mount Vernon. Located 50 yards from the Tomb, this was the cemetery for enslaved people and free blacks who worked at Mount Vernon.
Tour the four-acre farm, whose highlights include a scrupulously crafted replica of Washington’s ingenious 16-sided treading barn and a reconstructed slave cabin.
George Washington operated the largest distillery in America at its time. Learn more about the Mount Vernon distillery and its importance to Washington's economy.
Washington's Gristmill utilized cutting-edge technology - and brought great profit to the enterprising George Washington.
The outbuildings surrounding the Mansion housed important trades that helped sustain the bustling estate. Learn more about these structures and the trades themselves.
The Education Center traces George Washington’s life story through state-of-the-art gallery displays.
Access our Estate map and see all the places you can visit at George Washington's Mount Vernon.
Connect to the internet via WiFi, anywhere across the Mount Vernon Estate. Free of charge.
Members receive FREE admission to Mount Vernon estate, 10% off dining and shops, and more!
Mount Vernon is the home to the first president of the United States, George Washington. History might mostly remember him as a general in the Revolutionary War, or the first President, but he was much more than that. His legacy is reflected today at his estate in Virginia.
Following the Civil War which devastated most of northern Virginia, the recently formed Mount Vernon Ladies' Association relied on the sale of photographs of the estate.
19th century stereoview cards featured two photographs printed side by side, giving the illusion of depth. Experience the old images have been adapted into modern 3D format.
On April 6, 1917 the United States officially declared war on Germany and entered World War I, which had been raging across the Atlantic Ocean since the summer of 1914. The war was felt across the country, including at George Washington’s Mount Vernon.
World War II had a significant impact on the Mount Vernon. Although the bombing of Washington's home was deemed "a very remote possibility", the MVLA hired additional guards and constructed a subterranean storage structure for the most important artifacts in the collection.
George and Martha Washington welcomed thousands of guests to Mount Vernon in the more than forty years that they lived here. Most of their visitors stayed for meals, enjoying the Washingtons' famous hospitality and the plentiful food they provided.
Begin your Mount Vernon experience in the Ford Orientation Center. Speak with staff to help plan your day. Maps in several languages and alternate formats, annual passes, and audio tours are also available here.
For decades, there have been reports by visitors and staff at George Washington's home of supernatural activity. Read a number of Mount Vernon ghost stories staff have recorded over the years.
One of the earliest plantations to be established in Northern Virginia, Belvoir, as the Fairfax mansion would become known, was often visited by a young George Washington, and the relationships he built with this important family helped to launch his career.
Of all the real estate transactions Washington made, perhaps none was more difficult and precarious than the deal he cut with his next-door neighbor, John Posey.
View a gallery of images that meld historic photographs from our collection with modern images taken from the same vantage point, created in collaboration with Mark Hersch.
George Washington typically celebrated Christmas with his family at Mount Vernon. While it may not have been as flashy as it is today with all the decorations and gifts, the themes of spending time with family and friends and taking a break from the hustle and bustle of working life have remained the same.
The Mount Vernon estate is a featured location in National Treasure: Book of Secrets, a blockbuster, action-adventure film released by Disney.
The east lawn of George Washington's home was transformed into a Hollywood set for a day in July 1994. The Pelican Brief, based on the best-selling John Grisham novel, features scenes filmed at Mount Vernon.
