Plan to arrive at least 30 minutes prior to your house tour reservation, if you buy tickets in advance onlineIt takes approximately 30 minutes to collect tickets and ride the Monticello shuttle bus from the ticketing area to the house itself. Because Monticello uses timed ticketing to expedite the house tour process, you face a significant delay if you miss your tour time.
Leave time to see the film and exhibits at the Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center.
Plan to arrive at least 30 minutes prior to your house tour reservation, if you buy tickets in advance onlineIt takes approximately 30 minutes to collect tickets and ride the Monticello shuttle bus from the ticketing area to the house itself. Because Monticello uses timed ticketing to expedite the house tour process, you face a significant delay if you miss your tour time.
Leave time to see the film and exhibits at the Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center.
Write with a quill pen, play 18th century games, look through a camera obscura, build models and enjoy many more funhands-on activities designed for families with children of all ages.
2013 ScheduleOpen 10 – 5pm on the following dates:
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.
