george washington's mount vernon

我们在哥伦布纪念日后一天来到Mount Vernon因此这里人非常多,但不是很压抑。参观价格很贵,虽说我们没有被像牲口一样对待,但是可以看出一些人是这样认为的。有一些地方我可以有时间问一些问题,但是如果组里的其他人问的话,我就不会问了。在当时来说,这个建筑非常大,我们去过Montpelier, Monticello, 和Ash Lawn-Highland,但是这里的好像是最大的。然而,与凡尔赛宫或那时欧洲任何的皇家宫殿没有可比性,所以尽管在当时华盛顿也非常好,美国财富的基本特征和其他地方的非常不同。从后面看Potomac非常壮观,这座房子坐落在河岸上,落差非常大,因此可以从不同的方向照出很好的照片。注意:往下一点儿,给全家照照片,这样只有天空做背景。效果非常好!有许多蔬菜,果树和动物(牛和羊),一新一旧两个墓地(华盛顿死后几十年才移到这里)。这里是一个教育中心和博物馆。尽管Mount Vernon妇女联合会(拥有并经营这个产业)展示了华盛顿亲自注释的《美国法律集》,包括宪法和人权法案等,但我们没剩太多时间,因此没能参观整个博物馆。他们花了1000万美元把这些拍卖到手。这些被保存在玻璃柜子里,并且有安全人员护卫着。教育中心建设的非常好,有人说这里是真实历史和传记的结合。然而,整体效果是神话华盛顿,最后的一个短电影(由David McCullough和Colin Powell做注释的),过于负有爱国主义情怀,也很搞笑,有点儿像《科尔伯特报告》开头那样。(这个有点让人觉得可耻,因为华盛顿其实比我们以往印象中的更加风趣,并非脾气暴躁、嫉妒心强、老奸巨猾甚至花钱买选票) 当然要买选票(为了下议院竞选) -这难道不比赞赏更有趣么?

乔治华盛顿的维农山庄园的参观会非常惬意。坐船去那是很不错的选择。你可以先在哥伦比亚特区的港口订华盛顿精神的票。在船上的90分钟,一边沿途欣赏波拖马可河的风光,一边听详细的讲解,相当的惬意,然后就到了码头。一上岸,就如同穿越回总统生活的时期,每一样都散发着古朴的气息,那些人讲的故事如此绘声绘色,仿佛他们就生活在总统执政那个年代似的。可看可玩的很多,可以去总统宅看一下。可在那里参观三个小时左右再去河边。在船上可喝啤酒放松一下。

我们去Mount Vernon Estate(弗农山庄园)做了一次游览。很享受在那儿的每一分钟。一定要先看完介绍的电影才参观房子。当你等待参观开始的时候,有可能会得到庄园工作人员的问候,甚至看到那些美丽的马儿。我们很享受参观房子和庄园。后来还在庄园的客栈吃了饭。菜肴很可口,服务员都穿着过去的服装,感觉很不错。我们还愿意再去,继续看看没看完的那些。

初夏的时候,我们去的那里。这个地方很赞。我喜欢那些樱桃树。我在初夏的时候去的那里。景色很美,有山,还有樱桃树。房子维护的很好。不过,我十岁的儿子觉得相当无聊,因为他对那些旧家具或是银器不感兴趣。

我们超级想念弗农山庄。我们最后一次去DC是几年前的事了,所以这一次再去我们很开心。我们一个周天去的,中午就到达了,但拿到票去Mansion时已经下午两点二十了。。。所以如果你时间紧的话,最好提前预定。。。否则票在庄园就卖完了。我们在庄园逛了逛,在墓碑前致以敬意,参观了博物馆和Mansion,吃了午餐。。。在庄园花了差不多4个小时。我明白为什么当地人会买年票到这里,因为这里真的是快乐度过一天的好地方。那天天气很好,我们玩得很开心。

We went to Mt Vernon on the way out of DC - headed home.The place is absolutely fascinating. There is a remarkable amount of history there. I'm not sure I fully appreciated it when we were there. I'm reading "The Real George Washington" now and vividly remember so many of the features about Mt. Vernon.This should be a companion trip to a study of George Washington. You'll see history come alive.

There is so much to do here. It feels like you are stepping back in time when you come. The staff is nice and you can really tell what it was like to live in the Washington household.

This can't be missed if you are in the DC area. The house, grounds and outbuildings are so beautiful and well kept. The guides are very helpful and interesting. The education centre is one of the best "museums" I've seen at historical sites like this. The movie about the revolutionary war is really educational and entertaining with all of the extra, sensory experiences. The gardens and scenery must be stunning during the spring, summer and fall seasons. Beautiful location right on the Potomac River. I will come back next time I am nearby.

If in the Washington DC area, this is a great day trip and well worth the visit. The visitor centre is amazing, as are the tours of the Washington plantation and home. The view from the back porch is unforgettable. It is definitely a day trip though - don't try to see it in a few hours. We took the metro and a city bus from Washington DC - it was pretty easy to get to and took about 45 mins to an hour.

We chose a beautiful late winter day to travel the 15 miles out of town to Virginia. We are so glad we did, the house was striking for sure but what really stood out for us was how wonderfully positioned the estate is at the bend of the Potomac. The view from the back porch is greatly unspoiled and you feel as if you can experience for a moment the restorative peace that General Washington must have felt returning to this place. A must do for anyone staying more than a few days in the Washington, DC area.

Take a step back in time to when George Washington was president and learn about his childhood, see the home he lived in with his wife and children and learn about the grounds of Mount Vernon. The gardens are beautiful. Most of the exhibit is outside so dress comfortably.

What an incredible experience. The guides were well trained and knowledgeable. It was refreshing to be able to touch and feel items at a historical location. Very few areas were off limits. I advise that you get there early and plan a day of it. There is a lot of walking involved up and down hills. If it has been raining or snowing the areas to walk will be COMPLETELY muddy. I would recommend boots. Ladies no nice shoes or high heels they will be ruined. Thankfully I was wearing Sperries but still very slippery. Wheel chairs were getting bogged down. I would recommend making arrangements for a god cart to take anyone in a wheelchair to the main house. There are two films. One is way to long and takes up to much of your valuable time. The second one I highly recommend in the education center. It runs for 20 minutes and gasps seats that rumble, snow that falls on you and is on an IMAX type screen. IIn the same education area is a wonderful exhibit. So basically you tour the grounds, go into the main house, visit all out lying buildings, see a working farm, tour gardens and farms, visit the cemetery,and visit the education center. Just remember to pick up a audio tour. We didn't know about it until to late. You pick it up at the visitors center. Great overall experience.

My fiance and I dropped by here last month because my fiance has never visited before. We picked a really bad day to go though, because it was very cold and rainy (an icy kind of rain). Our visit was still nice, however. This was actually my second visit (last visit: December 2011) and the mansion and grounds were still very lovely. With your admission (which is a bit pricey), you can enter the grounds and walk around, take a look at the museum, visit the gift shop on the grounds, and get a tour of the mansion. Unfortunately, you cannot take any photographs inside the mansion, which is a shame. It's still nice to see anyway. You can even see the key to the Bastille in the mansion (an important icon from the French Revolution). The docents are very informative and friendly. Mount Vernon is a bit difficult to find, so make sure you have a GPS with you when you go there. Oh, and one other thing. The top floor is only open during a certain time of year (I got to see it last time I was there). It first opens 6 weeks after Thanksgiving and is open only for a limited time. So, if you visit, maybe it'd be good to go during the Holiday season.

We carried 2 busses of high school band members there and were not disappointed. I have been here before and am amazed at the place. The grounds are kept immaculate and the organization should be proud of the way they have preserved our first President's home. A truly great place to visit if anywhere close!

Mt. Vernon was and is a working farm, full of the General's innovations and inventions. The main house has supporting buildings including a kitchen, smokehouse, a pint mixing house, greenhouse and stables. Also there is an octagonal barn that was used for wheat threshing by running horses over the stalks of grain where the wheat berries fell to the floor below. See President Washington't enormous bed, he was 6'6", very tall for the age, his size 12 boots are downstairs in his study..