Mount Vernon Grounds Pass

Overview

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 preservation work; rooms will be taken off-display temporarily as the work progresses.

From July 8th, 2024 through 2025, the Education Center exhibit on George Washington’s life will be off display for an extensive rebuild.

City: Washington DC

Sun 08 Jun

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Starting at $28.00

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Sun 08 Jun

Starting at $28.00

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What's Included

George Washington's Distillery & Gristmill (weekends, April-October)

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Meeting point

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Mount Vernon
3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway

• Comfortable walking shoes are recommended

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
The Grounds Pass does not include a Mansion Tour. Mansion Tours carry a separate charge of $2, if purchased in advance online.

What To Expect

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 are likely to sell out early, especially on weekends.

George Washington's Distillery & Gristmill

A re-creation of George Washington's gristmill, featuring the patented Oliver Evans milling system, and his fully functioning distillery, where George Washington's rye whiskey is still produced today according to his original mash bill.

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (304)

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Gretchen_O

Feb 2025

It was good. The thing I would ask you to change is the way you list this tour. It only gave a tour time of 9 am, which was hard to get out there in morning traffic. Upon arriving & checking in, I was told there wasn’t an actual tour at that time but probably list as that’s opening time. That was a frustrating. I was then given a choice of times to start the virtual & walking mansion & grounds tour. Ticket times should correspond to when (virtual) tours start so people may choose a time that works for them, leading to more ticket sales. (This was written during the mansion renovation so a virtual tour was added to see the parts closed due to the renovation.)

Michael G

Jan 2025

Currently under renovation - very limited viewing ••• disapointing :( Beautiful location - well organized historic site.

zaz936

Jan 2025

I had seen this estate and house tour on a French tv show (Secret d'histoire) which is why I knew I could visit it. It took us a few minutes to figure out the audio-guides but one we did, we were glad we had them. We did enjoy the slave quarters and other historic houses on site, as well as the tomb of Washington and his family. The grounds were well kept, with a nice view, and easy to walk around on well maintained path. Parking was easy to find, free and I like that the stores were all grouped together for shopping at the end. We did have lunch at Mount Vernon's Inn, which had a great combo price-quality for a touristic place. My shrimp roll was tasty as was hubby's chicken and waffles. The house tour was dissapointing. Although we had reserved a time when purchasing our ticket, we were to line up behind school groups for about 20 minutes before we got access. As it was towards end of day (3:30 I think when last tour was at 4:30), all guides seemed to be totally exhausted. Of course, it was abnormally warm for that time of year, but still. Spoke to a first guide in line which just pointed to where we needed to line up. Before we 'crossed' the street to line up again by the house, the guide spoke at length to the tour group before us, but nothing for us, she moved instead on to talk to a colleague. Having known that, I would have moved forward to listen in to what she was saying to the school kids. Then by the house before we went in, the guide there was in a foul mood and actually swore at someone that was filling their water bottle. Then we were herded in by huge groups, could barely hear what the guide was saying - in any case, she wasn't saying much; or didn't know the answers to basic questions people were asking. While we knew not all of the house was to be open, I would have appreciated a good tour, well narrated and made to feel like like history is fun. Would not recommend.