Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens

We absolutely love this place In the museum you can see a lot of different things from the era of Catherine II, things were bought at an auction in the Soviet Union. We saw Faberge eggs, cutlery, carpets, paintings, icons, jewelry, crockery and an incredible house museum. Also, in the museum there is a beautiful gardens with various plants, accompanied by architectural structures. The Japanese garden is just amazing. Moreover, the museum has a greenhouse of all exotic plants and most of them are orchids. We will dedicate this place again and again

Loved it you can tour the mansion they have a greenhouse that had orchids and we were able to go to another Museum in the property that had over a thousand years of glass from crystals to glass jars from the Roman ages it was actually spectacular and we enjoyed the cafe they had price was reasonable and the food was excellent I definitely would come back here again cuz it was so hot that I didn't get to go throughout the whole garden they had formal Gardens cutting Gardens that we just touched on the edge even a beautiful Japanese garden with waterfalls we spent almost 4 hours there and we did not go through everything this is definitely a whole day Excursion but then I have to admit I love to take my time looking through all the beautiful antiques and Museum pieces. Even my son-in-law enjoyed it and that says a lot

Really glad we took the time to visit this place on this recent trip to DC. It's really hard to get everything you want to do done when going to DC especially in a 3-day weekend that's why this is been maybe our 5th or sixth time down. But we never seem to run out of stuff to check out and this was one of them. When you go to places like this make sure you take an a guided tour because you really don't get the full experience just walking around and taking in everything yourself. It's really nice to have someone explain the history and the meanings behind a lot of the items and other belongings that are within the mansion. Nice place to also explore the grounds and relax for a bit. Plenty to see and well worth the price of admission.

Very beautiful property. The gardens are heaven . They also have a conservatory where you can see more exotic plants . The mansion is luxurious and a piece of history as well. Most of the interior is decorated with Russian artifacts and paintings of different personalities. You will love a visit here and is not pricey

Amazing museum & gardens. Not so amazing staff that accused me of taking videos, which was not true. One of the old lady staff was so rude to me. That is why I am giving only 4 stars to this amazing place. There are some paintings by famous painters which were nice. The greenhouse is filled up with so many beautiful orchids. The Japanese garden was so breathtakingly stunning. $15 $17 on weekends was well spent. I highly recommend this place to anyone who is interested in decorative arts and gardens. This place is definitely the jewel of Washington D.C.

This home was a bit of a hodge podge of artifacts collected from a time before the home was occupied by Marjorie Post. It was confusing for someone who frequents these types of historical mansions. It came off as slightly inauthentic because if you visit other 1800-style mansions, usually you will see how the actual family lived who lived there with as many artifacts as could be curated from the family or from the time period they were actually living in. This one was more like a 1955 episode of hoarders. But hoarders for rich people. The antiques didn't really make sense together in terms of original countries, narratives, and time periods they were all from. So if you don't know this, you could leave really unclear on history. But the gardens were absolutely beautiful!! Especially the little rock garden area. But it is slippery- be careful. When we visited, a lovely woman fell and hurt herself.

The estate has delightful gardens and a greenhouse with gorgeous orchids. The rooms and collections in the mansion bring you back to the times when great wealth was present. Our favorite was the impressive dining room. There is also a gem, a cafe that is surrounded by charming gardens. The service is friendly and the food is outstanding. The tuna was seared to perfection, the grilled chicken was flavorful, and the quiche had a good balance of veggies and cheese, creamy but not too heavy. Overall, you can have a wonderful experience at Hillwood.

The Hillwood Estate is such a fun experience. The land itself has many different beautiful gardens including a Japanese style one and a greenhouse of orchids. The museum is gorgeous and rife with beautiful art and artifacts - the highlight being their two Imperial Faberge eggs. I went as part of the tanabata festival so they had a lovely koto performance at the great lawn. Definitely recommend checking out their events to attend but it's also worth going even if there's not an event!

Hillwood is a lovely, calm oasis in the hubbub of busy Northwest Washington, DC. 25 acres of woodland and formal gardens, including a rose garden and Japenese tea garden. The mansion allows visitors to step into the glittering world of one of America's first wealthy, successful business women and philanthropists as this was the home of Marjorie Merriweather Post, of Post cereals and General Foods. There is a voluntary donation for entry, plenty of parking and a tremendous shop. The Cafe is a welcome retreat for a delicious snack or lunch. Closed Mondays. Open 10 to 5.

Tour the beautiful house & grounds donated by Marjorie Post - heiress for General Foods. Recommend check out the various walking paths in addition to the main house, which is home to Faberge egg! Also many British & Russian Imperial pieces collected during the early rise of Soviet Union. Located just outside of DC center. Google map directions were spot on, keep going - even when you go through residential neighborhood immediately outside of the estate grounds. Parking is fairly limited, but very well organized by the staff. We were met at the gate & separately guided to a specific parking spot by a secondary attendant. Small suggested donation per person is recommended, to help the volunteer staff keep this jewel open for public viewing!