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The House and Gardens. Monticello is the autobiographical masterpiece of Thomas Jefferson—designed and redesigned and built and rebuilt for more than forty years. Its gardens were a botanic showpiece, a source of food, and an experimental laboratory of ornamental and useful plants from around the world. Explore the House and Grounds online.
Mar 27, 2019 · Throughout four decades, from 1769 until 1809, Monticello was an ever-evolving work in progress as Thomas Jefferson designed, expanded, remodeled and reconstructed portions of the main house and several other buildings on the estate. Monticello remained his beloved home for 56 years until his death on July 4, 1826.
In 1993, the Thomas Jefferson Foundation commemorated the 250th anniversary of Jefferson's birth with a catalog and loan exhibition, "The Worlds of Thomas Jefferson at Monticello." More than 150 objects and works of art once belonging to Jefferson returned to Monticello, and many of those items remain on exhibit.
Reserve online or call: 434.984.9880. Guests meet their tour guide at Monticello's David M. Rubenstein Visitor Center. Late Arrivals: As these tours begin and/or end outside of our normal hours of operation, guests arriving late may receive an abbreviated tour. Please leave dogs (except for service animals) at home for this evening program.
The Shops at Monticello. Stop by one of our Shops for snacks, beverage, books or one-a-kinds gifts and mementos of your visit. Monticello's museum shops and café, where visitors can buy gifts, souvenirs, snacks, sandwiches, salads, coffee, tea, soda, water, beer, wine, and cider.
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. Parking and Getting Around Monticello. Parking at Monticello is free.
No other home in the United States more accurately reflects the personality of its owner than Monticello. Monticello is the autobiographical masterpiece of Thomas Jefferson—designed and redesigned and built and rebuilt for more than forty years—and its gardens were a botanic showpiece, a source of food, and an experimental laboratory of ornamental and useful plants from around the ...
