GW - Jenn's Impressions

We went to Matt's personal DisneyLand... Mt. Vernon.  You thought I was bad about seeing Howie Long; it was nothing compared to the excitement Matt had about going to his hero's home.  Admittedly, it was a bit cute, but I would never, EVER confess that to Matt. 



I really didn't know what to expect going there.  Based on my experience with the other presidential homes, I thought there'd be the house, some outdoor things and a giftshop.  Boy, was I wrong.  There was a wharf where you could cruise the Potomac, MANY rare breeds of animals that were alive during GW's time, but not as popular anymore.  We couldn't resist the hiney shot.



There was a museum with many artifacts including his bust, swords and beautiful jewelry.  Oh yeah, and those disgusting famous dentures.  Martha was a saint.

They offered several additional tours in addition to the tour of the home - we chose the National Treasure tour.  I love the National Treasure movies.  In fact, Matt makes fun of me because he thinks that most of my knowledge of history comes from those movies (and Forrest Gump).  Maybe it does, maybe it doesn't.  Anyways, the tour allowed us to go into the basement of the home, peer into the ice house AND get a pretty spectacular view of the house from the beach.  Unfortunately (for me), the tour was less about the movie and more about little known facts about the house.  And it wasn't lead by Nicholas Cage.  Actually, isn't he in jail?  Maybe this could be his community services.  It was definitely worth the extra $5, but it wasn't exactly what I expected.  See my official National Treasure Tour badge?



All in all, I was pleasantly surprised.  George Washington - well done.