Experience Mount Vernon, the most popular historic estate in
America that now features an underground museum and education
center with original movies, over 700 artifacts, and an immersive
Revolutionary War "snow" experience. Tour the 45-acre historic
estate which includes the Mansion house as it appeared in 1799,
more than a dozen outbuildings, four distinct gardens, a Forest
Trail, and a four-acre exhibition farm. This package also includes
admission to George Washington's Distillery & Gristmill, two
fascinating buildings that display the ultimate in 18th-century
technology and highlight Washington's success as a business
entrepreneur and innovative farmer. Your accommodations are at the
Quality Inn Mount Vernon, located within easy access to Historic
Mount Vernon.
Experience the ultimate in 18th-century technology at George
Washington's Distillery & Gristmill, where costumed millers and
distillers demonstrate how corn was ground into meal and how
whiskey was made from grain. The Gristmill features four floors of
intricate gears, elevator shafts, and massive millstones, all
powered by water. The adjacent Distillery showcases the
distillation process and also includes an entertaining History
Channel video and exhibit on the history of spirits in Ameria and
at Mount Vernon.
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