America's Tulip County is in Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon is the premier small city in the State of Washington. The unique family-friendly atmosphere in this town will make you feel at home. In addition to this, you will enjoy the incredible natural environment, rural heritage and the strong sense of community in Mount Vernon.
The city is famous for the  Tulip Festival Street Fair. Occurring every year, it is one of many attractions during the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. With its wonderful climate, beautiful nature and united community, in 1998 Mount Vernon was ranked number one on a list of small cities, on a guide to life in small cities in America.

The first settlers in this area arrived in 1870 and set up camp along the Skagit River. The city of Mount Vernon was named after the plantation estate and burial site of George Washington in Virginia.
A lot of notable people were born and raised in Mount Vernon, including the actor Jim Caviesel, the TV host Glenn Beck, the professional basketball player Mark Hendrickson, the pioneer snowboarder Craig Kelly, the fantasy and science fiction writer R. Garcia y Robertson and many more.

The amazing Pastek Cellars Winery is the place most-visited by tourists each year, serving wonderful Chardonnay and a great selection of fruit wines. Wine appreciators should also visit Tulip Valley Winery with a fine selection of reds and whites but mostly famous for its ciders, especially well known is the Sweetie Pie Cider.

But you cannot leave Mount Vernon without having visited Roozengaarden Display Garden with its amazing variety of tulips that you can order directly.

Spend some quality time at RiverBelle Dinner Theater, which provides a unique live entertainment experience with a buffet-style dinner. Combine fine dining with a fun theater experience and you will be pleasantly surprised! Culture worshipers should not miss the opportunity to visit the famous Lincoln Theatre that has been entertaining, inspiring and informing the Mount Vernon Community through cinema, live performance and educational programs since 1926. When the theatre was built, its beauty and originality were widely praised. Some of the theatres built at the same time had an Egyptian or Chinese motif, but Lincoln was one-of-a-kind in the United States with its Spanish motif. Located on First Street, the theatre was originally built to be a silent movie and vaudeville theatre. Today, the Historic Lincoln Theatre is one of the 98 theatres in the United States that still possesses the original Wurlitzer theatre organ that was played prior to a show.

Dine in some of the best restaurants in Washington, such as Kyoto Kitchen, with a perfect setting for romantic dinner or any other special occasion. You can also have a great meal at Patron Mexican Restaurant, the best Mexican food in Skagit Valley, and you should check out the excellent beer selection at Porterhouse.

Discover the amazing culture of Mount Vernon, a wonderful small city in Skagit County. The community will welcome you with open arms, the wineries will enchant you with a fine selection of wines and the spectacular tulips grown in the area will leave you breathless. Mount Vernon is the perfect destination for a peaceful and magical holiday.