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.
In 1799, George Washington's distillery produced nearly 11,000 gallons, making it one of the largest whiskey distilleries in America.
Today, a faithfully reconstructed working distillery produces small batch spirits on site and is open to visitors April - October.
Distilled spirits produced at Mount Vernon are available for purchase at the distillery, at the Shops at Mount Vernon and online.
You can now see the main floor of George Washington's Distillery® via our Mount Vernon Virtual Tour.
Washington's distilling operation was one of the most profitable enterprises at Mount Vernon.
Mount Vernon began a long-term program of archaeological and documentary research in 1999 with the ultimate goal of reconstructing and interpreting George Washington's Distillery®.
Learn more about the production of whiskey at George Washington’s Distillery at Mount Vernon – one of the largest distilleries in America at its time.
Enslaved distillers Hanson, Peter, Nat, Daniel, James, and Timothy performed the hot and tiring work of making whiskey.
Farm Manager James Anderson convinced George Washington about the merits of creating a distillery on his Mount Vernon plantation.
See videos from our working distillery at Mount Vernon
Photos of George Washington's reconstructed Distillery
