There are several ways to purchase tickets to Monticello.
- Same-day tickets. Available every day on site.
- Advance tickets. Available online.
Tickets & Tours
Tickets for Ongoing Tours
$17
Adults
Nov - Feb
$24
Adults
Mar - Oct
$8
Children
6-11, year-round (under 6 free)
House Tour and Grounds Ticket
Daily, year-round Get an intimate look at Thomas Jefferson through this first floor of the house he built and furnished for himself and his family. More »
$27
Per Guest
Waiting on Liberty: Slavery in Jefferson’s “Great House”
Weekends in February A two-hour, in-depth look at the enslaved African Americans who worked in Thomas Jefferson’s “Great House.” More »
Behind the Scenes Tours
Daily Have you always wanted to go upstairs at Monticello? Now you can. More »
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Free
Slavery at Monticello Tours
Daily, April - October Find out how the Monticello plantation operated and about the lives of individual slaves. NOTE: Starting in early September, these tours will be renamed "Slavery at Monticello Tours." More » Thomas Jefferson’s Revolutionary Garden Tour at Monticello
Fridays and Saturdays, April 27 - October 27 More »
$49
This event is full!
Taste: Chocolate at Monticello
February 4, 2012 Join us for Taste: Chocolate at Monticello, a day of chocolate-themed events. SOLD OUT! More »Tickets for Upcoming Events
$15
Adults
$6
Students (ages 6 and up)
Free
Children 5 and under
Calling all young scholars: Home Educators' Day!
March 7, 2012, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Calling all young scholars! Join us for the third annual Home Educators' Day More »$15 Guests All ages
Starting a Vineyard
March 10, 2012, 9:30 am - 11:30 am Virginia’s “God of Wine” Gabriele Rausse will lead this two-hour workshop in the Monticello vineyards. More »$15 Guests All ages
Pruning Practices for Woody Ornamentals
March 24, 2012, 9:30 am - 11:30 am Few horticultural practices are as misunderstood as pruning, particularly for shrubs and trees. Join CHP’s Assistant Nursery Manager Brian Hartsock in the Tufton Farm gardens for this two-hour workshop to learn how to stop butchering your bushes. More »Annual Passes
$50 Guests All ages
Independence Pass
Visit Monticello, including the recently opened Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center, as often as you’d like with this annual pass. More »More Options
School Fieldtrips
There are three great ways for schoolkids to see Monticello.
Note: Tickets are required to visit Monticello's grounds and the exhibitions and film in the Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center.