Tour
Founding Friends, Founding Foes Tour
This tour of Monticello reveals how Jefferson and Adams became allies in revolution, bitter rivals in politics, and friends again in retirement.
Family Friendly Tour
Inspire your young learners (available seasonally)
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. Your ticket includes access to our gardens and grounds walking tour, family-friendly activities, and exhibits.
2026 Schedule
- May 23 - 25
- June 6 - September 7
- October weekends
- November 27 - 29
- December 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.
You'll have access to: | |
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| -Free Parking | -The Shop at Monticello |
| -Free Wifi and Monticello Mobile Guide | -The Farm Shop on the Mountaintop |
| -Gardens and Grounds | -The Monticello Café |
Programs included with your ticket
Helpful Information
Monticello Membership Program
Monticello is a nonprofit that depends on the support of visitors like you. Commemorate America's 250th with a Monticello Membership and enjoy year-round access, exclusive perks, and member-only benefits. Includes a free standard-rate house tour every time you visit!
Additional tours
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![Closeup of the bodies of two men in late 18th-century clothing, both pointing at a newspaper one of them is holding.]()
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![The names of people enslaved at Monticello cut into spaces in a corten steel wall so that they stand out from the light behind them.]()
TourFrom Slavery to Freedom
This guided, small-group tour focuses on Monticello's enslaved community and discusses the enduring legacies of slavery and freedom.
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![Costumed historical interpreter Bill Barker, dressed as Thomas Jefferson, leads guests through the Library and Cabinet rooms in Monticello.]()
TourJefferson Remembers the Declaration
Mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with a special guided theatrical experience through the Monticello house featuring Thomas Jefferson, as interpreted by Bill Barker.
