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Directions

Door-to-door directions

GPS address (otherwise invalid):

931 Thomas Jefferson Parkway
Charlottesville, VA 22902

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.

Transportation to Monticello from Washington, D.C.

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.

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Discussion

says

Many GPS users traveling from the Washington, DC area will be directed through Fredericksburg and on several winding back roads, including our local Milton Road (Rt. 729/732). Though this is an historic and scenic route, I frequently encourage visitors to use the direction listed above. In addition, searching for directions to Monticello, VA will direct visitors to Lake Monticello, which is many miles to the south east.

Travis Lively – Personnel, Monticello Staff

December 11, 2010, 9:57 am

says

This page has helpful advice about how to get to Monticello. Perhaps the most important item on this page is the physical address GPS-users must enter to find Monticello. I shared an office for a while with the person answering Monticello's main telephone line, and the address needed for GPS was a frequently asked question alright.

Kristie Smeltzer – Manager of Visitor Evaluation and Correspondence, Monticello Staff

July 11, 2010, 4:50 pm