These guided outdoor walking tours focus on the experiences of the enslaved people who lived and labored on the Monticello plantation. Included in the price of admission.
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All guests |
Included with admission
Daily: On the hour, 11 am - 4 pm, March-October
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Daily: On the hour, 11 am - 4 pm, March-October
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Reservations for this tour are not required.
Tours begin on Mulberry Row near the Hemmings Cabin (view a map of Monticello for visitors)
Beginning on May 29, guests are strongly encouraged but no longer required to wear facial coverings at Monticello. Check out our Visiting FAQs for more information.
Explore Before You Visit
Thomas Jefferson and Slavery
People Enslaved at Monticello
Slavery FAQS
Videos related to Slavery at Monticello

"Picturing Mulberry Row" - a look at slavery at Monticello through this critical component of the greater plantation

"Some visitors think we're trying to knock Jefferson off his pedestal" - A Guide's Perspective

The 1827 Monticello Dispersal Sale

"A Fight in Monticello's Nailery"

"Wormly Hughes - Master of Many Trades"

"An Enslaved Mother Leaves Monticello"

"Mary Hemings Bell, an enslaved 'common-law wife'"

"Overseers and Violence"

"Ursula Granger, an Enslaved Cook Prepares Food on the Hearth"

"James Hemings, an Enslaved Chef Creating French Cuisine"

"The Life of Nance Hemings" - a Monticello Weaver