First president of the United States George Washington called the sprawling estate ... to Mount Vernon: "By 1932, the bicentennial year of Washington's birth, the American map contained a Federal ...

On a recent road trip, we were visiting the DC area and decided that we wanted to cross Mount Vernon off of our bucket list. ...

A map of the five farms is available online through the Mount Vernon website. The Mount Vernon estate and its programs are supported entirely through private contributions. The annual picnic ...

Jeremy Musson looks at the remarkable history and preservation of Mount Vernon, the country home of America’s first president, George Washington. Photographs by George Washington’s Mount Vernon. Mount ...

the cook brought to Mount Vernon by Martha Washington in 1759 and charged with oversight of the estate’s kitchen." Washington moved to the home along the Potomac River after his marriage in 1759 ...

Visitors start the day by picking up a bike, a lock, helmet and trail map in Old Town Alexandria at Bike and Roll. Then get going on a 9-mile ride along the Mount Vernon Trail to the estate.