Monticello Livestreams
Join us every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday for our weekly livestreams. We feature a special topic each week with regular appearances by Thomas Jefferson (as portrayed by veteran interpreter Bill Barker).
Families and students!
Explore our virtual tours and other activities to learn about Thomas Jefferson and Monticello from your home. After all, Jefferson said, ‘Knowledge is power . . . knowledge is safety . . . knowledge is happiness.’
Virtual Tours of Monticello
Can’t make it to Monticello in person? No problem! Join a Monticello guide for a live virtual tour or explore on your own, and discover inspiring stories of our nation’s founding and of the people, both free and enslaved, who lived on this working plantation.
Build Your Own House
Jefferson designed his two houses for himself. Now you can be an architect too!
Color Our Collection
Fun and challenging images of Monticello for you to color at home!
Make Monticello Muffins
Make a modernized version of a recipe from the extended Jefferson-Randolph family.
Make Jeffersonian Ice Cream
Use Jefferson's own ice cream recipe to make your own!
Gifts for Kids
From books to toys to games, we have a wide array of educational and entertaining for kids in our online shop.
Three Styles of Columns Gallery
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If you feel like jumping up and moving your body, get ready to act out three column types with our video.
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Drawing showing three classical orders of columns together
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Doric columns at Monticello
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Ionic columns on the Virginia State Capitol
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Capital of a Corinthian column