Mount Vernon Memorial Park VA, Home of George Washington

Mount Vernon Memorial Park VA, Home of George Washington

Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association
Address: PO Box 110, Mount Vernon, VA 22121
Phone: 703-780-2000
Hours: Open Every Day

Mt Vernon was the house where George Washington lived. During his life, Mount Vernon was an 8,000-acre plantation with overseers, slaves, livestock, equipment and buildings. The property also contained a forest that bordered the property, rolling meadows, serpentine walkways, a pleasure garden, a kitchen garden and groves of trees. Between the Mansion and the shores of the Potomac River lay an extensive park. Over the past 150 years, George Washington’s architectural achievements at Mount Vernon have been painstakingly preserved and restored for visitors to appreciate.

A visit to Mount Vernon begins at the Ford Orientation Center where a 20-minute movie, We Fight to Be Free, is shown. The film depicts George Washington at pivotal moments in his life.

Mt Vernon is George Washington’s home filled with 18th-century antiques, many of them owned by Washington. The Mansion house sits high above the Potomac River with a view of the Maryland shore.

50 acres of the estate are open to the public. Four gardens showcase heirloom plants known to have been at Mount Vernon in the late 1700s. George Washington designed the landscape which includes 13 trees that stand today as the last living witnesses of his life.

The Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Center opened on October 27, 2006. 23 theater and gallery experiences, many with interactive technology, tell the detailed story of George Washington’s life, including his military and political careers.

Directions to Mount Vernon by Car

Mount Vernon is located 16 miles south of Washington, D.C. and 8 miles south of Old Town Alexandria, Virginia at the southern terminus of the George Washington Memorial Parkway. Parking is free. There are spaces for RVs, motor coaches and trailers.

Street address: (use for mapping only, not a valid postal address)
3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon, Virginia 22309

Directions From the North (Frederick, Gaithersburg, Rockville, Bethesda)
Travel south on I-270 to I-495. Follow I-495 south to Virginia. As you cross the American Legion Bridge over the Potomac River, get in the right lane. Take the first exit in Virginia, marked George Washington Memorial Parkway. Follow the George Washington Parkway south for about 30 miles, which takes you directly to Mount Vernon.

Directions From the South (Woodbridge, Richmond, North Carolina)
Travel north on I-95 and turn off at exit 161, Route 1 North, marked Ft. Belvoir/Mt. Vernon. Continue north on Route 1 about 6 miles, through Ft. Belvoir. Just after Ft. Belvoir, turn right on Route 235 north. Mount Vernon is three miles straight ahead, at a large traffic circle.

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