Mountaintop Activity Center

A seasonal, outdoor activity center for kids on the historic mountaintop

  • Cost Included with Every Ticket
Location
Location: North Wing
Offered
See Schedule below
Location
Under the North Wing near the Icehouse
Image of a child drawing at the Mountaintop Activity Center

Enjoy fun, hands-on activities designed for families at the Mountaintop Activity Center. Write with a quill pen, crack a code with a wheel cipher, and explore mystery objects.

  • Seasonal Hours: 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
    • Summer: June 6–Sept. 7
    • October: Weekends, with the exception of Oct. 10, 11 and 12.
Children at Monticello's outdoor Mountaintop Activity Center use wheel cyphers to decode messages.
A young visitor uses a model of the Jefferson Wheel Cipher to decode a secret message
A young visitor writes "All men are created equal" using a quill pen

Included with every ticket