3/5 Melanie V. 3 months ago on Google • 163 reviews New
This
was
a
bit
of
a
hike
outside
of
DC
-
about
30
minutes,
but
the
drive
was
beautiful
and
along
the
Potomac
River.
Note
that
there
is
Washington's
Mount
Vernon
Estate,
but
there's
also
a
town
of
Mount
Vernon
right
beside
it,
so
make
sure
you're
putting
the
right
location
in
your
navigation
tool.
The
Estate
itself
was
good
-
the
museum
and
shops
looked
fairly
new
and
were
full
of
information
and
fun
souvenirs.
We
went
on
one
of
the
shorter
guided
tours
through
the
mansion
and
it
ran
about
20-25
minutes.
Unfortunately
there
wasn't
much
information
about
the
Washingtons
themselves
on
the
tour
-
it
was
mostly
about
what
was
in
the
rooms.
We
also
kind
of
expected
some
actors/
employees
to
be
dressed
up
in
period
pieces
during
the
tour
as
we've
seen
this
on
other
similar
tours,
but
that
wasn't
the
case
here.
Nevertheless,
the
tour
was
informative
and
the
guides
were
kind
and
kept
things
on
track.
The
rest
of
the
estate
can
be
viewed
on
your
own,
and
the
maps
provided
in
the
information
centre
are
very
detailed.
I
did
feel
really
bad
for
the
camel
that
lives
on
the
estate.
It
looked
miserable
and
cold.
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