
Virginia
Free entry
George Washington Birthplace National Monument is located in the Northern Neck of Virginia. It encompasses 551 acres of land where seven generations of the Washington family lived and where George Washington was born in 1732. The park was also central to one of the earliest efforts to memorialize George Washington during the celebration of his bicentennial birth anniversary in 1932.
No entrance fee.
The Memorial Area is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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Birding at the Birthplace
Attend a George Washington Birthplace Ranger Program
Fishing at the Birthplace
Visiting with Pets
Picnicking at the Birthplace
Explore by bicycle from Westmoreland State Park
Bicycle the Northern Neck Heritage Trail
Hiking the Dancing Marsh Loop Trail
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