Jefferson Vineyards
Owned by Monticello, Jefferson Vineyards offers award-winning wines, seasonal light bites, and stunning mountain views. Located under a mile and a half from Monticello's exit, be sure to stop by after your visit.
There are many ways to experience Monticello.
Check out our sample itineraries and see suggestions for how to make the most of your visit.
All guests should allow 30 minutes to park, go through security, and take the shuttle or walk to the historic mountaintop.
By Length of Visit
Recommended Tours: Behind the Scenes Tour or Highlights Tour
- Start your visit at the Exhibits at the David M. Rubenstein Visitor Center
- Take your Behind the Scenes Tour or Highlights Tour
- Walk through exhibits under and around the house
- Choose one or all of our outdoor programs: Slavery at Monticello Tour, Gardens and Grounds Tour, Meet Thomas Jefferson
- Eat at the Monticello Farm Table café at the visitor center or get a snack at the Farm Shop, located in the North Wing of the house
- Walk to the Contemplative Site and Jefferson's Gravesite
- Visit the Burial Ground for Enslaved People near the visitor's center
- Stop by The Shop at the visitor center before you go for snacks, gifts, keepsakes, children's books, and more
Recommended Tour: Highlights Tour
- Start your visit at the Exhibits at the David M. Rubenstein Visitor Center
- Take your Highlights Tour of the house
- Walk through exhibits under and around the house
- Choose one or all of our outdoor programs: Slavery at Monticello Tour, Gardens and Grounds Tour, Meet Thomas Jefferson
- Get a snack at the Farm Shop, located in the North Wing of the house
- Walk to the Contemplative Site and Jefferson's Gravesite
- Visit the Burial Ground for Enslaved People near the visitor's center
Recommended Tours: Family Friendly Tour or Highlights Tour
- Walk through exhibits under and near the house
- Take your Family Friendly Tour or Highlights Tour of the main house
- Get snacks or lunch at the Farm Shop, located in the North Wing of the house, of the Café, located at the visitor center
- Check out the Meet Thomas Jefferson program or the Mountaintop Activity Center (open seasonally)
- Walk the Vegetable Garden or Mulberry Row to Jefferson's Gravesite
- Explore the Griffin Discovery Room at the David M. Rubenstein Visitor Center
- Stop by The Shop at the visitor center before you go for snacks, gifts, keepsakes, children's books, and more
We’ve created a ticket just for you: the Grounds Ticket. This option gives you quick access to the historic mountaintop, outdoor programs, exhibits, shopping, and the café. (House access not included.)
By Topic
- Take the From Slavery to Freedom Tour (mornings only)
- Includes sites along Mulberry Row and the Burial Ground for Enslaved People
- Take a Slavery at Monticello Tour, which is offered several times a day and included in the cost of admission
- Visit the South Wing, where you'll find exhibits about Sally Hemings, Monticello's enslaved cooks, and the Getting Word African American Oral History Project
- Use our Slavery at Monticello mobile guide as you walk along Mulberry Row to the Contemplative Site
- Eat lunch at the Monticello café
- Take the Archaeology Walking Tour (seasonal, afternoons only)
- Stop by The Shop at the visitor center where you can find a selection of books and items related to race, slavery, and the Monticello plantation
- Visit the Declaration of Independence exhibition on the lower level of the Smith Gallery at the visitor center
- Take a Founding Friends, Founding Foes Tour explores the complicated relationship between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams during the Founding Era of America
- Walk through exhibits in the South Pavilion, house cellars, and house wings
- Walk Mulberry Row to the Contemplative Site and then Jefferson's Gravesite
- Stop by The Shop at the visitor center for unique furniture, architecture books, gifts, keepsakes, and more
- Choose a Grounds Ticket to explore outdoors on the mountaintop
- Take a guided Gardens and Grounds Tour, which is offered several times a Late March - October and is included in the cost of admission
- D ownload the free Bloomberg Connects app
- Stop by The Shop at the visitor center before you go for garden plants, seeds, food made with Monticello-grown ingredients, books, gifts, keepsakes, and more
- For groups: schedule a group tour of the Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants, located on Jefferson's Tufton Farm (entrance about 2 miles from Monticello).
- Visit the “Making Monticello: Jefferson’s ‘Essay in Architecture’” exhibition on the lower level of the Smith Gallery at the visitor center
- Take a Behind the Scenes Tour that includes the Dome Room and a closer look at unique architectural elements of the house
- Walk through exhibits in the South Pavilion, house cellars, and house wings
- Walk Mulberry Row to the Contemplative Site and then Jefferson's Gravesite
- Stop by The Shop at the visitor center for unique furniture, architecture books, gifts, keepsakes, and more
Interactive Map of Monticello
The Monticello property is divided into two main areas; the visitor center and the historic mountaintop.
Hover or click on the map's circles to see key locations
For a downloadable map, click here ➔