Mount Vernon

When we woke up, we packed up and checked out of the hotel and took a short scenic drive along the George Washington Memorial Parkway south through Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve and on to the end of the parkway at Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington.  We purchased our tickets and had over an hour to explore the property before our timed entry into the mansion.

Being spring time, there were many baby animals throughout.

The Ossabaw Island piglets were really cute.

There were also some Dominque chickens.

But I think the cutest were the Hog Island lambs.

We also walked through the several gardens on the property, including a working vegetable garden.

And we also saw Washington's tomb.

There was an old carriage in the garage.

We also went down for a view of the Potomac River.

When the time came, we did our tour through the mansion, which has been renovated such that the the colors and furnishings are historically accurate to the time of Washington's death in 1799.

No pictures allowed on the inside, though.  After finishing the tour, we stopped by the food court to get some lunch before making the drive back home.