Location: South Wing

The South Wing connects the South Pavilion to a passage beneath the house and features the post-1809 kitchen, cook’s room, smokehouse, living quarters for enslaved workers and dairy. Exhibits include The Life of Sally Hemings, The Getting Word Oral History Project, life of Jefferson's wife, Martha.

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The Historic Monticello Mountaintop

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Low aerial view of Monticello's South Wing showing its lower and terrace levels with the South Pavilion in the foreground and the main house in the back.

South Wing

The South Wing connects the South Pavilion to a passage beneath the house and features the post-1809 kitchen, cook’s room, smokehouse, living quarters for enslaved workers and dairy.

South Pavilion and Martha Wayles Jefferson 
The East Front of Monticello features a red-brick face with a neoclassical, four-columned portico and a weathervane above.

The House

Monticello is Thomas Jefferson's architectural masterpiece, which he designed and redesigned for more than forty years. It remains a national icon and a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Select a House Tour 
Visitors leaving a small wooden, mud-and-daub building, known as the Storehouse for Iron, that has been recreated on Monticello's Mulberrry Row.

Mulberry Row

Mulberry Row was the industrial hub of Jefferson's 5000-acre Monticello plantation and was the center of work and domestic life for dozens of free and enslaved workers.

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A woman's dress form stands in front of projected shadows depicting Sally Hemings coming her daughter's hair while two boys play the violin

Sally Hemings Exhibit

This exhibit relies on the words of Sally Hemings’s and Thomas Jefferson’s son, Madison, to explore her life and the legacy of freedom she achieved for her family.

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A view of Monticello's West front and West Lawn with tall flowers in the foreground.

West Lawn

The "back of the Nickel" view of Monticello includes a Winding Flower Walk and Oval Beds planted with heirloom varieties.

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Moutaintop Shuttle Stop

Located at the end of Monticello’s East Walk. Guests can take the shuttle — which also stops at Jefferson’s grave — back to the visitor center.

East Lawn

Monticello's East Lawn is a historic entrance to the Main House. All timed tickets meet here.

Aerial of Monticello's David M. Rubenstein Visitor Center, which feature several smaller buildings connected around a central courtyard.

Visitor Center

The David M. Rubenstein Visitor Center serves as the gateway to Jefferson's timeless Monticello, with a shop, a café, and exhibits that prepare guests for their trips to the historic mountaintop.

Visitor Center Map 
View of the North Wing Location at Monticello

North Wing

An icehouse, tack room, and bays for horses and carriages were located in the lower level of the North Wing, connecting the passage under the house to the North Pavilion.

Image of Monticello's All Weather passage under the house

All-Weather Passage

Take a walk under Monticello and see the exhibits under the Main House

Exhibits under the Main House 

The Historic Monticello Mountaintop

Low aerial view of Monticello's South Wing showing its lower and terrace levels with the South Pavilion in the foreground and the main house in the back.

South Wing

The South Wing connects the South Pavilion to a passage beneath the house and features the post-1809 kitchen, cook’s room, smokehouse, living quarters for enslaved workers and dairy.

South Pavilion and Martha Wayles Jefferson 
The East Front of Monticello features a red-brick face with a neoclassical, four-columned portico and a weathervane above.

The House

Monticello is Thomas Jefferson's architectural masterpiece, which he designed and redesigned for more than forty years. It remains a national icon and a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Select a House Tour 
Visitors leaving a small wooden, mud-and-daub building, known as the Storehouse for Iron, that has been recreated on Monticello's Mulberrry Row.

Mulberry Row

Mulberry Row was the industrial hub of Jefferson's 5000-acre Monticello plantation and was the center of work and domestic life for dozens of free and enslaved workers.

Learn More 
A woman's dress form stands in front of projected shadows depicting Sally Hemings coming her daughter's hair while two boys play the violin

Sally Hemings Exhibit

This exhibit relies on the words of Sally Hemings’s and Thomas Jefferson’s son, Madison, to explore her life and the legacy of freedom she achieved for her family.

Learn More 
A view of Monticello's West front and West Lawn with tall flowers in the foreground.

West Lawn

The "back of the Nickel" view of Monticello includes a Winding Flower Walk and Oval Beds planted with heirloom varieties.

Grounds Ticket 

Moutaintop Shuttle Stop

Located at the end of Monticello’s East Walk. Guests can take the shuttle — which also stops at Jefferson’s grave — back to the visitor center.

East Lawn

Monticello's East Lawn is a historic entrance to the Main House. All timed tickets meet here.

Aerial of Monticello's David M. Rubenstein Visitor Center, which feature several smaller buildings connected around a central courtyard.

Visitor Center

The David M. Rubenstein Visitor Center serves as the gateway to Jefferson's timeless Monticello, with a shop, a café, and exhibits that prepare guests for their trips to the historic mountaintop.

Visitor Center Map 
View of the North Wing Location at Monticello

North Wing

An icehouse, tack room, and bays for horses and carriages were located in the lower level of the North Wing, connecting the passage under the house to the North Pavilion.

Image of Monticello's All Weather passage under the house

All-Weather Passage

Take a walk under Monticello and see the exhibits under the Main House

Exhibits under the Main House