During Thomas Jefferson's retirement years (1809-1826), most of the eleven surviving children of his daughter Martha spent the bulk of their time with him at Monticello.
View Room PanoramaDimensions: 28' - 2" x 25' - 3";
Color: Walls are Mars yellow in distemper paint with calcium carbonate added. Floor: oil-based green paint.
These special guided tours of Thomas Jefferson's house are designed especially for families with children ages 6 to 11. The 35-minute tours feature hands-on opportunities in every room and provide a glimpse of what life was like for the children who lived at Monticello in the late 1700s and early 1800s.
Enjoy the beauty and tranquility of Monticello at the end of the day on this exclusive evening tour. Come early, if you wish, and enjoy guided tours of Monticello’s gardens and Mulberry Row, where many of Monticello’s enslaved men and women lived and worked. And then browse the exhibition galleries and Museum Shop on your own before your guided house tour which includes the third-floor
