Thomas Jefferson's Monticello

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Monticello is the autobiographical masterpiece of Thomas Jefferson—designed and redesigned and built and rebuilt for more than forty years—and its gardens were a botanic showpiece, a source of food, and an experimental laboratory of ornamental and useful plants from around the world.

In 1987, Monticello and the University of Virginia’s Academical Village were together named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Thomas Jefferson, third president, philosopher, scientist, historian, and author of the Declaration of the Independence, helped establish the foundations of self-government and individual freedom we know today. Jefferson’s words—the Declaration and his more than 19,000 letters—and his architecture—including Monticello and the University of Virginia— provide a lens for scholars and visitors today to view the beginnings of early America.

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Thomas Jefferson's Monticello

931 Thomas Jefferson Parkway

Charlottesville, VA 22902

Admission

Monticello is open every day of the year, including Sundays, except Christmas.

Monticello Day Pass and House Tour

Spend a day on the beautiful grounds of Monticello and get an intimate look at Thomas Jefferson.

Adults (March - October): $25

Children 12-18 (Memorial Day - Labor Day; available only online): $16

Children 12-18 (all other times): $25

Children 5-11: $9

Children under 5: Free

Behind the Scenes Hour Tour and Day Pass

Offered two to six times a day throughout the year. Have you always wanted to go upstairs at Monticello? Now you can.

All ages: $55

Hemings Family Tour

Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, April through November at 1:45 PM. See Monticello through the lens of the Hemings Family, the best documented enslaved family in the United States.

All ages: $27

Directions/Transportation/Parking

FROM WASHINGTON, D.C. AND POINTS NORTH

Take Interstate 66 West to U.S. 29 South at Gainesville. Follow U.S. 29 South into Charlottesville and look for the signs for the U.S. 250 West/U.S. 29 South Bypass. Follow this bypass to Interstate 64 East (direction Richmond). Take Interstate 64 East and get off at Exit 121A onto Va. Route 20 South (direction Scottsville). At the second stoplight, turn left onto Route 53 (Thomas Jefferson Parkway) Follow Route 53 East for about 1.75 miles. Immediately after passing under the stone-arch Saunders Bridge, exit right onto the roadway that leads over the bridge and onto the grounds of Monticello.

FROM RICHMOND AND POINTS EAST

Take Interstate 64 West to Exit 121 at Charlottesville. At the end of the exit ramp turn left onto Va. Route 20 South. At the second stoplight, turn left onto Route 53 (Thomas Jefferson Parkway). Follow Route 53 East for about 1.75 miles. Immediately after passing under the stone-arch Saunders Bridge, exit right onto the roadway that leads over the bridge and onto the grounds of Monticello.

FROM LYNCHBURG AND POINTS SOUTH

Take U.S. 29 North to Charlottesville. Take Interstate 64 East (direction Richmond) and get off at Exit 121A onto Va. Route 20 South (direction Scottsville). At the second stoplight, turn left onto Route 53 (Thomas Jefferson Parkway). Follow Route 53 East for about 1.75 miles. Immediately after passing under the stone-arch Saunders Bridge, exit right onto the roadway that leads over the bridge and onto the grounds of Monticello.

FROM STAUNTON AND POINTS WEST

Take Interstate 64 East to Charlottesville and get off at Exit 121A onto Va. Route 20 South (direction Scottsville). At the second stoplight, turn left onto Route 53 (Thomas Jefferson Parkway). Follow Route 53 East for about 1.75 miles. Immediately after passing under the stone-arch Saunders Bridge, exit right onto the roadway that leads over the bridge and onto the grounds of Monticello.

For more information

Website : http://www.monticello.org

Phone : 434-984-9800

Facebook : TJMonticello