Tour
Highlights Tour
45 minutes
Family Friendly Tour
Inspire your young learners
Clock weights that go into the floor, Mastodon bones, double-acting doors...there are lots of things at Monticello that kids find fascinating. These special guided tours for families are designed for children ages 5 to 11.
Featuring hands-on learning, these tours highlight Jefferson’s ideas and accomplishments and share stories of the people, both free and enslaved, who lived on this working plantation. This popular pass includes access to our gardens, grounds, walking tours, family-friendly activities, and exhibits.
2025 Schedule
- Oct. 4-5, 11-13, 18-19, 25-26
- Nov. 28-30
- Dec. 26-30
Guests should plan to arrive at the visitor center 30 minutes prior to their tour start time to allow time to pass through a security screening and travel from the visitor center to the mountaintop.
What's included
Access to
- The historic Monticello mountaintop
- The Shop at Monticello and the mountaintop Farm Shop
- Guided Gardens and Grounds and Slavery at Monticello Tours
- The Monticello Café
- Film and Exhibits at the Visitor Center
- Free Wifi
- Free Parking
