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Mount Vernon (Virginia)
Mount Vernon is a town in the state of Virginia, on the Potomac River and was the home of George Washington, the first president of the United States of America.
Get in
Mount Vernon is 13 miles south of Washington, D.C.. It can be accessed by the George Washington Parkway.
Get around
Getting around is done via walking.
See
- Historic Mount Vernon, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, [1]. Hours are: April through August, 8AM–5PM, March, September, and October, 9AM–5PM, November through February, 9AM–4PM. Admission is $13 for adults, $12 for seniors (62+), $6 for children (6-11) accompanied by an adult, and free for children 5 and under.
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Get out
- Visitors to President Washington's plantation at Mount Vernon may also want to visit Thomas Jefferson's home, Monticello, James Monroe's home, Ash Lawn Highland, or James Madison's home, Montpelier, all near Charlottesville, Virginia.
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