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Mount Vernon, Maryland, named after the home of George Washington, is steeped in our nation's history. From America's first monument honoring our country's first president to its first lending library and its oldest cathedral, the area is full of historic art, museums, early American architecture, and grand old mansions.
Mount Vernon has so many historical sites, museums, and collections throughout their area, it is difficult to choose which to see first. Here are a few must-see destinations.
Walters Art Museum, 600 North Charle...
In the late 1800s, Mount Vernon, MD attracted the rich and elite from Baltimore as a place to build homes more suited to their luxuriant lifestyle. Their taste for inviting parks paired with grand architecture gave the area the distinct style it maintains today. Distinguished architects of the time were commissioned to design and build not just the stately homes in the area, but also grand buildings, cathedrals, and monuments. Most of these structures still stand today, although many have been repurposed into commercial buildings.
Today, the lively neighborhood of Mount Vernon, MD serves at the cultural center of Baltimore with its many museums and cultural attractions, as well as home to a wide range of businesses, dinin...
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