Two buildings surrounded by green foliage with a brick path leading to the buildings.
The Memorial House Museum and Colonial Revival Kitchen in Summer NPS / Cleo Kantz-Schultz

George Washington Birthplace National Monument

National Monument · Virginia · National Park Service

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.

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Trails & hiking

Hiking

Know before you go

Phone
8042241732
Official site
www.nps.gov
Managed by
National Park Service

Getting there

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Things to do

Highlights: Architecture and Building · American Revolution · Archeology · Birthplace · Burial, Cemetery and Gravesite · Enslavement · Farming and Agriculture · Plantations · Monuments and Memorials · Native American Heritage · Presidents · Wars and Conflicts · Colonial/European Contact Conflicts · American Revolutionary War · Women's History · Animals · Climate Change · Forests and Woodlands · Fossils and Paleontology · Geology · Natural Sounds · River and Riparian · Scenic Views · Wetlands · Marshes · Swamps

Activities & features: Arts and Culture · Fishing · Food · Picnicking · Guided Tours · Self-Guided Tours - Walking · Paddling · Canoeing · Kayaking · Junior Ranger Program · Wildlife Watching · Shopping · Bookstore and Park Store

Photos

  • White obelisk in a roundabout, surrounded by trees and the park sign
    NPS / Cleo Kantz-Schultz
  • A large monument sits in the middle of a roundabout with snow on the ground
    NPS Photo / Cleo Kantz-Schultz
  • Brick Memorial House Museum and Wooden Colonial Kitchen
    NPS Photo / Stephen Girimont
  • View of Popes Creek
    NPS Photo
  • A wooden bridge stretching from shore to shore over a large body of water
    NPS Photo / Cleo Kantz-Schultz
  • A red brick building surrounded by trees and a dirt path leading to the building
    NPS Photo / Cleo Kantz-Schultz

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Sources: National Park Service, Google Places · updated 2026-08-12