The grounds are really big, and there are a lot of buildings. I had a little trouble finding my way from the parking lot.
"Mr. Washington? Can you tell me how to get to the mansion?"
With a little help from my map and Mr. Washington, I found my way to the visitors' center. The center had a lot of artifacts, some films, and other educational stuff that hippos like to see and do.
I also met Martha Washington and one of the girls.
The mansion is really cool. George had a harpsichord, a game room (hippos like games), and a lot of books! Even the ceilings were decorated – the main dining room had molding that looked like wheat and other crops.
The estate grounds are so big that there is room for four farms! A lot of people and animals (no hippos) still work there to show how the farms worked and to answer questions about what things were like when George lived there.
These are the historic chicken reenactors. Very convincing.
When we finished touring the farms and were just about ready to go home, some cute little sheep added extra excitement to the day. Several of them escaped and were playing tag with their caretakers.
Most of them went back to their pen, but this one wanted to play a little bit longer.
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