House & Gardens at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello

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

Monticello, the House

Get a glimpse of the world Jefferson and his family inhabited and view frequently asked questions and reports about the architecture, rooms, and furnishings of the main house and its dependencies.

Farm & Gardens

The gardens at Monticello were a botanic showpiece, a source of food, and an experimental laboratory of ornamental and useful plants from around the world.

Virtual Tours of Monticello

We have a variety of ways to explore Monticello online.

In Bloom at Monticello

See what's going on today in Monticello's gardens.

Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants

Collecting, preserving and distributing Jefferson-related and other historic plant varieties.