Parking is free. Check out our visitor center's new exhibits celebrating America's 250th birthday. Next, take a 5-minute shuttle ride up the mountain (the shuttle runs continuously).
Looking for a new experience? Try one of these tours:
Behind the Scenes: After touring the first floor of Monticello, follow your guide up the narrow staircase to explore the Jefferson family's private quarters on the upper floors and go inside the dome.
Founding Friends, Founding Foes Tour: Added in 2025,this guided tour reveals how Jefferson and Adams rose from ordinary lives to lead the Revolution.
Visiting with out-of-town guests and want to save the house experience for later? Enjoy the grounds and outdoor exhibits at your own pace. Only $22, or free with a membership.
Guests can meet Thomas Jefferson (as portrayed by veteran historical actor-interpreter Bill Barker) in person, most Tuesdays through Saturdays throughout the year. Bring your questions for this interactive experience.
Just below the terrace where you finish your tour is the Farm Shop, offering coffees, pastries, sandwiches, salads, ice cream, and snacks.
Walk to Mulberry Row to learn more about the experiences of the enslaved people who lived and labored on the Monticello plantation. Go at your own pace through reconstructed spaces, or join a guided Slavery at Monticello Tour.
Explore Monticello's restored flower gardens, vegetable garden, and surrounding grounds at your own pace or join a guided Gardens and Grounds Tour.
Round out your visit with a stop in our gift shop to pick up a memento of your visit, or relax in the book section with more than 250 titles -- and comfortable reading chairs.
Come for a tasting with views of Carter Mountain and Montalto. Enjoy wine by the bottle, glass, or in tasting flights, rotating food menus, and a seasonal music series. We offer a diverse portfolio of award-winning wines that are the hand-crafted product of the land, honed over our forty years of experience.
This one-hour and 15-minute guided tour focuses on the experiences of women, both enslaved and free, who lived and labored at Monticello.
This guided, small-group tour focuses on Monticello's enslaved community and discusses the enduring legacies of slavery and freedom.
Enjoy private guides and tours Jefferson’s mountaintop home during your own personal tour in an intimate group setting tailored exclusively to your interests.
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Free; registration required
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Explore Monticello's flower gardens, walk the vegetable garden, and learn more about Jefferson's lifelong passion for gardening, his experiments in agriculture, and the enslaved people who made his vision a reality.
A powerful journey to explore the lives and legacies of the enslaved community, contemplate the triumphs and tragedies of those held in bondage, and learn how oral history, written records, and archaeology tell the complex story of slavery at Monticello.
A day for history lovers to take a deep dive into the life of Thomas Jefferson as both founder and plantation patriarch, and his dual legacy.
A day designed for all ages—hands-on activities, outdoor play, and stories that bring Monticello’s history to life for kids and adults alike.
