George Washington slept here. That’s just the beginning. 🇺🇸 Visit Mount Vernon for the real story behind America's founding. There’s so much history to discover at Mount Vernon: 📍 Special Interest Tours 🏠 Historic Mansion Restoration 🐑 Working Farm 🌷 Blooming Gardens 🥃 Distillery & Gristmill, open weekends 🖼️ Museum Exhibits …and so much more Just 15 miles from Washington, DC. | George Washington's Mount Vernon

Explore the lives of the people enslaved at Mount Vernon with our new exhibit, Lives Bound Together: Slavery at Mount Vernon. Within the quarters of the historic area, learn about the 317 enslaved people who lived and worked at George Washington’s Five Farms, gristmill, and distillery. Find out how enslaved people formed families, created tight-knit communities, earned money, and acquired personal possessions. | George Washington's Mount Vernon