Retired marines conduct three 90-minute tours daily that leave from the front entrance desk. A Korean War-era exhibit has a room chilled to mimic winter weather. Four important "Leatherneck" aircraft-a Curtiss "Jenny," two Corsair fighters from World War II, and an AV-8B Harrier "jump jet"-hang from the glass ceiling. Marine history in "Making Marines," "Legacy Walk," and eight other extensive galleries. The 100,000-square-foot museum celebrates 234 years of U.S. Self-guided tours of the grounds include the kitchen, dairy, and smokehouse, as well as historic gardens with original gravel walkways and a boxwood allee. The home contains intricate English Rococo carvings by Mason's indentured servant William Bernard Sears, a 1770 walnut bookcase, and 38-piece flatware set used by the Mason family, which visitors can see on a 30-minute guided tour.
Guided tours lead through the two levels of re-created 19th-century period rooms, which feature examples of Lewis's needle-work and his American Empire sofa.Īuthor of the 1776 Virginia Declaration of Rights, which predated the Declaration of Independence, George Mason IV owned this 5,000-acre wheat and tobacco plantation and 1755 Georgian mansion from 1759 to 1792. Lawrence Lewis, and his wife, Nelly Custis. Capitol designer William Thornton as a wedding gift for George Washington's nephew, Maj. Originally part of President Washington's Mount Vernon estate, this Federal-style mansion was built by U.S. The four-acre Pioneer Farm Site is a re-created working farm with the original 16-sided treading barn and brewery. Two new visitors facilities a quarter mile from the house contain 25 galleries and theaters, lifelike wax models, and personal items, such as family jewelry and clothing. Self-guided tours of the interior showcase original Washington family pieces, including George's dressing table and Martha's china tea service. Home to George Washington between 17, the 21-room Georgian mansion sits on a bluff overlooking the Potomac. George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens Exhibits inside the two adjacent buildings feature a pair of looking glasses and a portrait of English founder John Gadsby. Visitors today can dine in colonial rooms and choose from a variety of early American menu options, including Washington's favorite, glazed duckling. Opened in 1749, the tavern provided the likes of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson with food, drink, and rest.
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Docents guide visitors through the original structure, which contains Washington's original pew and hand-blown glass windows depicting religious scenes. Lee and George Washington worshipped in this Georgian red brick Episcopalian church, which has been in continuous use since 1773.
Visitors can tour a historic 18th-century boxwood parterre. Fifty-minute guided tours of the home include the master quarters, study, parlor, and bedroom. Edward Braddock's headquarters during the French and Indian War. This 1753 Palladian stone home was built by British merchant John Carlyle for his wife, Sarah Fairfax, and later became Gen. A short walk west leads to the Tomb of the Unknowns, where the changing of the guard ceremony occurs on the hour, the Spanish-American War Monument, and the USS Maine Mast Memorial. Kennedy, guarded by the eternal flame, and President William Howard Taft. Now 624 acres divided into 70 sections, the grounds contain more than 300,000 gravesites, including those of President and Mrs. Lee's 200-acre estate as the federal military cemetery. Back to Top Revolutionary War Alexandria & Northern Heritage 1.
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