Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden — Attraction in New York

I can appreciate a historic site but maybe 19th Century houses and hotels are not really my thing. It was a bit small so looking through everything was pretty quick. It was interesting to see how life was back in the day and my favorite was the game room but I wasn't particularly impressed with the plastic props used throughout the rest of the house, like the food in the kitchen. It made it a bit cheesy in my opinion. The staff was very knowledgeable though and was not pushy about offering information and answering questions if...

Most modern New Yorkers (and visitors and tourists alike) will have difficulty fathoming that when the original structure was built in the 1790s this area WAS OUT IN THE COUNTRY. This was still the case when the carriage house was converted to a hotel in 1826; it was an escape from the dirt and bustle of the city still far to the south. It really is a site to behold as it emerges from the neighborhood surrounding it when you approach the first time---such an out-of-place beauty amidst the high rise concrete...

Constructed in 1799 as a carriage house and turned into the Mount Vernon Hotel in 1826, this stone building sits on land originally owned by Colonel William Stephens Smith, and his wife Abigail Adams Smith - the daughter of John Adams.

There are event offerings throughout the year. I attended a murder-mystery event at the Mount Vernon Hotel Museum last week and had a great time. I would very much come back for another event, possibly for one of the...