Mount Vernon
George and Martha Washington's estate on the banks of the Potomac, about 25 kilometres south of Washington, D.C. The columned mansion looks out over the river, and the grounds hold the Washingtons' tomb and the quarters of the people enslaved there.
- Where
- Alexandria, Virginia, United States
- Grade
- Heritage site
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 3 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 38.7078, -77.0861
Get the Mount Vernon stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Mount Vernon. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Virginia volume with your photos and a note.
Near Mount Vernon
Arlington National Cemetery 19 km
The largest of the national cemeteries, where more than 400,000 people lie across 259 hectares of hillside above the Potomac. Rows of white headstones lead to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, with its changing of the guard, and to the grave of John F. Kennedy.
Jefferson Memorial 20 km
A domed, columned rotunda on the Tidal Basin honouring Thomas Jefferson, principal author of the Declaration of Independence. Built between 1939 and 1943, it frames a bronze statue of him with quotations from his writings, and is ringed by cherry blossom in spring.
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial 20 km
A national memorial in West Potomac Park built around the Stone of Hope, a granite figure of the civil rights leader carved by the sculptor Lei Yixin. Its design comes from a line in the I Have a Dream speech: out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope. It opened in 2011.
Lincoln Memorial 20 km
A neoclassical temple at the western end of the National Mall, built to honour Abraham Lincoln and dedicated in 1922. Inside sits Daniel Chester French's great marble statue of him, looking east down the Reflecting Pool towards the Washington Monument.
World War II Memorial 21 km
A national memorial on the Mall to the Americans who served in the Second World War, in the armed forces and at home. Granite pillars for each state and territory ring an oval plaza and fountain between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.
Washington Monument 21 km
A marble and granite obelisk 169 metres tall, raised on the National Mall in memory of George Washington. Building was interrupted for so long that three different marbles were used, and the change in shade is plain to see partway up.
National Air and Space Museum 21 km
The Smithsonian's museum of human flight and space exploration, on the National Mall. Its galleries hold the Wright brothers' 1903 Flyer, Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis and Columbia, the Apollo 11 command module.
National Museum of African American History and Culture 21 km
A Smithsonian museum on the National Mall devoted to African American history and culture, established in 2003 and opened in its permanent home in 2016. Its bronze-coloured, three-tiered lattice exterior draws on the crowns of Yoruba art from West Africa.
Questions
Where is Mount Vernon?
Mount Vernon is in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Arlington National Cemetery (19 km), Jefferson Memorial (20 km), Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial (20 km).
How do I get the Mount Vernon stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Mount Vernon and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Virginia volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Mount Vernon before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Virginia volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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