Mount Vernon Tour: Explore George Washington's Estate
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Mount Vernon

Immerse yourself in history at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate. Explore the gardens, tombs, and interact with people from Washington’s world. Book your grounds pass now!

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • George Washington’s Mount Vernon - George Washington’s estate, gardens, and the tomb where George and Martha Washington are buried. The site also includes an interactive museum and education center.
    If you would like to tour the Mansion, free Mansion tour tickets are available at the ticket office on a first-come, first-served basis. Mansion tours…
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What's Included
  • Visit to George Washington’s Distillery & Gristmill (Available weekends, April-October)
  • Skip the line at the Ticket Office
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Mansion Tour
Additional Information

Visit George Washington’s Mount Vernon and take a self-guided tour of the first American president’s historic estate. You can stroll through the 18th-century gardens and grounds; visit the Washington family tombs; meet heritage-breed animals; and interact with people from Washington’s world.
The Mansion at Mount Vernon is currently undergoing…

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Location
George Washington's Mount Vernon
3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Tmce4
Aug 5, 2024
Ticket time is Line time not tour time - ***the mansion ticket time is the time you get in line….NOT the mansion tour time… The tour was fantastic but it’s probably 30 minutes in line to enter the mansion. Our tickets were at 11:30am…we entered the mansion @noon. the line is very well organized. They call the times out and check your name off the list.
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Angelaao1000on
Jul 27, 2024
Excellent experience - Education center and New Room were closed due to construction for new renovations, but everything else was very nice. Good value for the price, especially since a tour of the distillery and grist mill down the road were included in the ticket price. I was unable to purchase tickets online on the website, but the cashier at the ticket booth on the property allowed me to use an online discount with no questions asked.
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Noellec781
Jul 13, 2024
Another Plantation Tour - I had always wanted to visit Mount Vernon. This visit to DC, I went by boat through City Experiences. The boat ride was quite tranquil and included an audio tour that wasn't the best. Upon arrival, I was able to walk a short uphill trail to the tomb of George Washington. But looking around, i suddenly dawned on me that I was on a plantation. George Washington was a plantation owner. I think it is very important that we remember that while "George Washington slept here" this is a place where over 300 people were enslaved and made to work. It's a bit of a contradiction. The curators have endeavored to make this apparent. You can tour the slave quarters and all workers are referred to as a enslaved individuals. Unfortunately, I think in reading this place, the overwhelming majority of visitors will see a beautiful, pastoral estate where the first president lived and ignore the concentration camp where the majority of residents were made to work against their will. It's a lovely estate. But in visiting, please don't overlook the people who suffered and died here. This is a plantation tour.
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Rutraveling
Jul 3, 2024
Worth spending a day - Going through this gives such a great picture of what our first president was like as well as colonial life, albeit from a wealthier family perspective. I added the mansion interior ($2) and had the luxury of spending almost the whole day on the property. It was all worth it, including the museum, which helps fill in the gaps in making history come alive. If nothing else, do not miss the 4-D film on the Revolutionary War. Restoration of the house to try to have it the way it was when the Washingtons lived there is impressive and I appreciate the work the Mount Vernon Ladies Association did to save it that continues. Only wish the Mount Vernon Inn was open for dinner - they close when the grounds do.
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Gmh153
Jun 28, 2024
An excellent site that’s been improved since last visit - Mount Vernon used to be a regular haunt but that was twenty years ago Returning to visit was like visiting an old friend by it had been enhanced in quality and information The visitor centre is an excellent space and a welcome addition rather than the little hut on the left hand side of the entrance. The welcome video and displays are all new additions The house was undergoing renovation but you could still see limited rooms but enter from the back entrance rather than through the front door which is a shame as it was always a treat to leave the house and sit on the porch overlooking the Potomac Another addition is the identification of the slaves graves although the slaves memorial and George Washington Grave remained as I recalled An excellent addition is the shuttle to the river especially up the hill on a very hot day
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Gillo190
Oct 2, 2024
Well worth doing - We prebooked the grounds ticket and mansion tour. A lot of grounds to explore, well labelled with plenty of information. The mansion house tour was well done, with different guides as you went round. They were rather too close together, the tour behind us kept catching us up which meant we couldn’t necessarily ask all the questions we might have wanted to. The guides themselves were very knowledgeable. Altogether very interesting and we learned a lot. Unfortunately for us they’re doing a lot of renovations on the mansion itself so the photos weren’t wonderful and also the weather was misty over the river. However we did get a good idea of how lovely it must be in the sunshine! Before you prebook, do look for discount codes.
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Mrwirknerh
Sep 21, 2024
On the veranda you feel like GW - The property is very large and the main house very impressive. Sitting on the porch and looking over the Potomac, you feel a little like GW 250 years ago. The tour of the house was interesting. Unfortunately, not all rooms were open. Definitely worth a detour
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Drwatson32
Jun 7, 2024
Nice - I enjoyed seeing the house and grounds. This place was really busy with tourists. The guides do a good job describing the various rooms and areas within the home. The people dressed in costume on the grounds and farm area knew their lines, but weren't as engaging or helpful with whatever they were supposed to be teaching or sharing.
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Montereygirl47
May 26, 2024
Visiting Mount Vernon is a must for everyone who likes American history. - We made our reservations several months before our actual travel date. It was only when attempting to make reservations at the Mount Vernon Inn for lunch that afternoon did we find out there was a big event planned for the same date as our visit. Happily there was absolutely no problem changing from Sunday to Saturday for our visit and mansion tour, plus we were able to have lunch at the Inn. Unfortunately our "talk" about George Washington was cancelled and there were several tents set up for an evening event that definitely blocked the beautiful views from the back porch of the mansion. AND, as with so many historical buildings half the mansion and much of the front was blocked off for renovation. Having said that, this was our third visit to Mount Vernon and definitely worth our time. Our travel partners had never been there before and were VERY impressed with the entire estate and the tour. HINT: Be sure to take time to visit the museum. It is full of artifacts from Washington's day, plus information about the women who got together to save Mount Vernon from dereliction. We took UBER from our hotel in downtown DC which was $45.00 each way. Traffic was crazy on the way back to our hotel and we were all very glad not to be driving . Added bonus of seeing the gorgeous views from the G W Parkway.
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Dianafh8481ab
Jul 8, 2024
A site to see, but to avoid staff - The beautiful grounds along the Potomac, with the trees and the carefully sculpted gardens are worth the trip. As others have advised, I would not do the mansion tour more than once. It was like being herded like cattle, and the photos of the interior of the museum are good enough for that experience, The museum exhibits have some very cleverly demonstrated information, from basic to more detailed, and evolving material, which is also worth the trip. What is discouraging, and what I noticed on my second trip as well, is that for some reason the staff and visitor center personnel can be very rude and immature in a youthful inexperienced way, and for some reason, this behavior continues to be noticed across people’s visits. I wish this sort of thing was not tolerated because the grounds can really tire out a visitor and there’s a need for support sometimes and often they just find a snotty young person that makes him feel bad. I would suggest to anybody to take the basic tour and avoid staff as much as possible. It’s also true that most of the bad apples there give a bad name to the truly kind couple of older, more experienced staff members.
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