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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.
Located on the banks of the Potomac, the four-acre Pioneer Farm site explores George Washington’s role as a visionary farmer.
Watch costumed interpreters demonstrate Washington's innovative farming and fishing practices, hoe fields, cook over a fire, sheer sheep, and harvest crops (activities vary day to day). Explore a replica slave cabin and Washington's 16-sided treading barn. Stroll along the Wharf for a view across the Potomac River.
The Pioneer Farm represents the more than 3,000 acres Washington cultivated during the second half of the 18th century. It also offers visitors a chance to learn more about the lives of the enslaved workers who put Washington’s agrarian ideas into practice.
There are many seasonal demonstrations at the Pioneer Farm. Don't miss a thing with our Top 10 things not to miss guide.
Shuttle service to the Pioneer Farm is included with general admission.
Videos of farming activities at the Pioneer Farm and elsewhere at Mount Vernon
The 16-sided treading barn is George Washington’s very own invention and is used for processing wheat.
The reconstruction of Washington's barn was based on extensive documentation, including Washington's own design drawings and 19th-century photographic evidence.
The Pioneer Farm is a smaller representation of Washington’s approach to farming in the 18th century.
In 1760, Washington conducted an experiment to discover the best soil for growing wheat, oats, and barley and recorded the progress in his diary.
