George Washington's Mount Vernon Gardens & Grounds Admission

The museum is great. The rest is not as good. Way over priced. Home isn’t being maintained properly. Maybe one day they will let the state take over and revitalize it.

The grounds and buildings were interesting to see but every tour guide, informational board and pamphlet focused on slavery more than George Washington. It was essentially a slavery museum instead of a celebration of the important work Washington did. The museum does have more information on Washington but the house and grounds were lacking. It is very hilly and the shuttles only fit about 8 people so when it's crowded they are difficult to get. Get there early if you want a longer Mansion tour. They rush you through regardless but as it gets more crowded the tour is faster. There is definitely room for improvement.

The boat trip was great and the slave tour was interesting. The gardens, tomb, cemetery and out-buildings were interesting. The Mansion House tour was crowded, about 60-80 people (despite the timed entry) They split the large group into groups of about 20-25. A private group was allowed ahead of our timed tour, which meant we started 10 minutes late. Each room in the mansion had a person speak for 5 minutes or more. Rather than allow people to wander at their own pace, people were forced to stay together, cramped in each room, and listen to a white-noise commentary. The shuttle vehicles were treated as a scenic tour by some people. When I walked up the hill after the boat trip, my injured husband waited for a shuttle to arrive. Shuttles arrived, but able-bodied people didn't get off. He eventually had to walk up the track, using his walking stick. Quite a shambles.

Did grounds and mansion tour. We used our phones for the audio tour. We walked the entire plantation but there are shuttle's to take up up and down the hilly property. Only water fountains on the property and you are limited to taking bags. You can purchase good and drinks at the restaurants and food court..

It was under renovations so we could see only a few rooms. We did see the gardens and took Potomac boat tour. I would recommend guided tour for gardens. It was not as big as I thought but may be I did not understand. Worth seeing the mansion though ! Seeing first presidents mansion is an experience worth taking !

The tour is very worthwhile doing. Beautiful home and grounds. You learn a lot about life during Washington's life. Very informative. One thing, someone need to clean up the area down by the wharf. The small beach area has a lot of trash washed ashore.

An excellent experience all the way around. (The house tour was a bit rushed, truth be told; felt like people were being pushed on through...). Take time to walk the grounds and absorb the information presented.

George Washington's Mount Vernon was excellent. I highly recommend taking a couple of the tours that they offer. We went on "The Enslaved People" tour, which was 60 minutes long and free of charge. We also went on the "In-Depth" tour, which was 75 minutes long, cost $60, and had very limited number of tickets. The "In-Depth" tour includes the Mansion interior, out buildings, gardens, & Washington's tomb. Both tours were excellent, as were the tour guides. We were there for 4.5 hours, which was a good amount of time to tour the grounds & mansion and go on two tours. There were many Mount Vernon people there to assist you with directions, and everyone was very friendly.

We visited on a cold windy day in April. It was not comfortable to walk around because we were not dressed appropriately but we still headed all the way down to the wharf. There is a golf cart that can bring you back up to the house. There is a ton of construction everywhere; inside the museum, the food court is closed-they have outdoor tented pavilion and a food truck available, there is construction in front of the house and back of the house. The tour inside the house is not quite what I expected. They have staff stationed inside rooms or stairwells giving you bits and pieces of history. The problem is that you are literally walking through those rooms with the crowd and you can only hear maybe the beginning or the end of their story. I have been to Monticello and this is no where even close to that experience. I think one day it may be similar as it looks like they are expanding and renovating, but I was slightly disappointed by the visit overall. I also expected there to be more personal items in the museum which was not very large. Hindsight is that I think we could have skipped the 45 min ride down from our DC hotel and come back in 5 years or so when things are more completed. I will say that the George Washington Parkway and drive through Alexandria was beautiful.

Grounds are beautiful. Historical information is excellent. The audio tour was really good!!! Loved the gardens and out buildings. First class historical recreation of one of the country’s most important sites. Only downside was the mansion tour. 12:05 reservation. In line til 12:30. By the time we got inside we barely learned anything about the structure because they were is such a hurry to get us through quickly to reduce the line. So we lost twice. Got to wait a long time for a poorly curated experience. If you’re selling tickets on a reservation schedule there’s really no reason to be over-sold. That’s kind of the point of taking reservations, guys. Ps we missed our 1:30 farm tour as a result too.