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The 500-acre
estate of George Washington and his family is located in Mount Vernon,
Virginia along the shores of the Potomac River and is the most scenic
tourist attraction in the Washington, DC area. Built in 1735, the 14-room
mansion is beautifully restored and furnished with original objects dating
back to the 1740's. Washington died in the master bedroom at Mount
Vernon in 1799. After touring the main house, you can visit the
outbuildings, including the kitchen, slave quarters, smokehouse, coach
house and stables. A tour of the Mount Vernon estate takes about 2
hours.
George Washington planned the landscape himself to include four gardens
that showcase the plants that were at Mount Vernon in the late 1700s.
There’s also a pioneer farm site, a hands-on exhibit with a 16-sided
treading barn. You can also visit George Washington’s Tomb which was
completed in 1831. At that time, Washington's body was moved to the new
tomb, along with the remains of his wife, Martha, and other family
members. Near the tomb is a slave burial ground, to honor African-American
slaves who worked at Mount Vernon.
There is also food court, gift shop and book store and the Mount Vernon
Inn Restaurant.
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