George Washington Birthplace National Monument

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.

George Washington Birthplace National Monument in Spring

George Washington Birthplace National Monument in Spring

White obelisk in a roundabout, surrounded by trees and the park sign

George Washington Birthplace National Monument in Winter

George Washington Birthplace National Monument during the winter season.

A large monument sits in the middle of a roundabout with snow on the ground

Memorial House Museum and Colonial Kitchen

Historic Area landscape of the Memorial House and Colonial Kitchen

Brick Memorial House Museum and Wooden Colonial Kitchen

Overlook of Popes Creek

View of Popes Creek

View of Popes Creek

Popes Creek Bridge

Popes Creek Bridge leading to the Nature Trail

A wooden bridge stretching from shore to shore over a large body of water

Memorial House Museum

Memorial House Museum

A red brick building surrounded by trees and a dirt path leading to the building