Monticello

Behind the scenes tour is excellent but if you can't do the stairs the basic house tour is very good. Our day including behind the scene tour lasted for 6 hours. Take your time and relish in the histo

An amazingly beautiful place rich with history. The guided tours are wonderful and everything is also very well identified for anyone to walk around without a guide.

Genuinely historic site , of a great thinker's very personal home. They have special tours that include the upper floor, but you have to book those well in advance. Guides are great.

Beautiful area. Nearly 100* the day we were there and tents were set up to help keep the sun off of us while they allowed small groups of people to go through the house in keeping with COVID mandates.

Patricia Abbitt was our tour guide and she is animated and lively and knowledgeable , giving information to visitors in an interesting and entertaining manner. We LOVED her! Take the tour

I questioned weather the price for the behind the scenes would be worth it........IT Was!!! I'm so glad we did it. Small group tours that all through the house. Don't hesitate, book it!

Always a beautiful historic site . Get your tickets early for tours or try to reserve online ahead of time. You can walk around the outside without a tour but can't go inside. Lots to see.

President Franklin Roosevelt described Thomas Jefferson as "a great gentleman" in a speech at the Monticello on the 4th of July. Read the entire address paying homage to Jefferson's greatness here! Read more

One of my favorites places! Go on a tour , see the gardens , take a good look at the magnificent views , go visit the cemetery . Do whatever! There is a lot to see and do here! :)

Monticello makes us think about the contradiction of a slave holder proclaiming that "all *men* are created equal." It provokes thought about social, political, & architectural ideas, & times gone by.

Don't miss the two outdoor tours : the slavery tour of Mullberry row and the garden tour !

Everything! Don't forget to walk Mulberry Row. The house tour was informative!

Why not celebrate July 4th right at one of the founding fathers' homes -- Jefferson's Monticello? While here, check out this diary entry from President Truman telling about his visit here in 1974! Read more

Wonderful and friendly tour guides along with the cafe and museum gift shop

The slavery and grounds and gardens tours are worth taking if you've got the time. A great way to learn about more than the house.

Great tour guides ! So knowledgable and interactive when with the kids! Liesle was a great tour guide😃

Thomas Jefferson was a genius and a great American. He funded his own Presidential staff and purchased his own furniture . This non-profit organization receives no government funding for preservation.

Discount : locals get in free with a paying adult guest!

Favorite president - hands down!!! Check out the painting of Salomé in the parlor and the impressive library . Rebecca is a sensational tour guide !!

It’s complicated. It’s a very well organized historical site . Do the slavery tour if you visit

Great tour but house is way smaller than you think. Beautiful grounds and great way to spend the day.

It's expensive , but pay the extra money for the new "secret tour ." You get to see the 2nd and 3rd floors and the incredible dome room.

Let T.J. hook you up with one of his "ladies," and a big roll of hemp . That dude knows how to party, since he smokes about four feet of rope a day.

Take both the house tour and the behind-the-scenes tour ! I took this in the 3rd Floor dome room!

do the underground tunnels and the house tour for sure!! Learned much about one of the Founding Fathers!

Gorgeous home, great historic information provided on 40 minute tour .

A place every American should visit once to understand the full story of the genesis of our country , good and bad.

Did you know? In addition to Monticello, Thomas Jefferson designed the University of Virginia, the Virginia State Capitol, and over a dozen homes; despite having no formal training as an architect. Read more

Walkthrough of the house is great. Amazing scenery on the grounds surrounding it.

Very popular place! Plan your day and get there early or you may wait hours to get a tour of Thomas Jefferson 's house.

Be sure to check out the Gallery before you go up to the house, it gives you a greater appreciation of the architecture . They also leave a lot of these comments out in the tour .

Try the smoked salmon eggs Benedict . You get the best of both worlds!

Great guides, Discovery center for children, Beautiful grounds, well-preserved mansion

Tours are now available for the upper levels of the house lasting about 2 hours. Highly recommended.

Once guided tours come back, I would recommend taking one of those around the house.

Tours were very organized and engaging. Make sure to take the garden tour .

Monticello was founded in 1923 by the Jefferson Foundation. It has over 2,500 acres of Jefferson’s original land which includes many historical plant varieties that Jefferson himself had collected as

Just beautiful. My husband to the slavery tour and really enjoyed. Will go back again.

Get there early to avoid the crowds and enjoy the peacefulness of this incredible place.

Great to start on the Saunders Monticello trail and end at Jeffersons Monticello. Then head to winery :)

Albermarle County residents get in free (basic tour ) when they bring a guest!

Spend the entire day there to get your money's worth, if you just go on the house tour it is bit expensive .

Construction on Thomas Jefferson’s 43-room mansion began in 1770, shortly after he was first elected to public office . It did not end until 1809, the last year of his presidency. (From Aerial America) Read more

Great garden , great tour nice walking area.

Make sure you have some good walking shoes !! Fantastic place.......what a brillant man Thomas Jefferson was.

Go during the different seasons. It's worth the trip

Berry nice, and lora was an awesome guide.

Definitely walk the grounds and check out the lower level.

The house tour and the Slave Quartets tour are a just.

When you start your house tour at the front steps and your guide is a dud, hang back and fall in with the next guide before entering the house. Worked great for us!