Directions

Nestled near the Blue Ridge Mountains and Charlottesville, Monticello is conveniently located in central Virginia, approximately 2 hours from both Washington, DC, and Williamsburg, VA.

Address:

1050 Monticello Loop 
Charlottesville, VA 22902

Directions

From Washington, D.C., and Points North

Take Interstate 66 West to U.S. 29 South at Gainesville. Follow U.S. 29 South into Charlottesville and look for the signs for the U.S. 250 West/U.S. 29 South Bypass. Follow this bypass to Interstate 64 East (direction Richmond). Take Interstate 64 East and get off at Exit 121A onto Va. Route 20 South (direction Scottsville). At the second stoplight, turn left onto Route 53 (Thomas Jefferson Parkway) Follow Route 53 East for about 1.75 miles. Immediately after passing under the stone-arch Saunders Bridge, exit right onto the roadway that leads over the bridge and onto the grounds of Monticello.

From Richmond and Points East


Take Interstate 64 West to Exit 121 at Charlottesville. At the end of the exit ramp turn left onto Va. Route 20 South. At the second stoplight, turn left onto Route 53 (Thomas Jefferson Parkway). Follow Route 53 East for about 1.75 miles. Immediately after passing under the stone-arch Saunders Bridge, exit right onto the roadway that leads over the bridge and onto the grounds of Monticello.

From Lynchburg and Points South

Take U.S. 29 North to Charlottesville. Take Interstate 64 East (direction Richmond) and get off at Exit 121A onto Va. Route 20 South (direction Scottsville). At the second stoplight, turn left onto Route 53 (Thomas Jefferson Parkway). Follow Route 53 East for about 1.75 miles. Immediately after passing under the stone-arch Saunders Bridge, exit right onto the roadway that leads over the bridge and onto the grounds of Monticello.

From Staunton and Points West


Take Interstate 64 East to Charlottesville and get off at Exit 121A onto Va. Route 20 South (direction Scottsville). At the second stoplight, turn left onto Route 53 (Thomas Jefferson Parkway). Follow Route 53 East for about 1.75 miles. Immediately after passing under the stone-arch Saunders Bridge, exit right onto the roadway that leads over the bridge and onto the grounds of Monticello.

Detour Route (from State Rt. 250, Richmond Road)

Follow directions to N. Milton Road and Richmond Road. Turn onto N Milton Rd and follow for about .7 mile. Turn right onto Milton Road and follow for just over 2.5 miles. Turn right onto Rt. 53 West (Thomas Jefferson Parkway) and follow for just over a mile. Turn left Monticello Loop (just before the bridge) and follow signs to the David M. Rubenstein Visitor Center at Monticello.