Monticello
Historic site
Thomas Jefferson's mountaintop home and plantation, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Since
1769
Where
Southeast of town
From Downtown
2.1 mi
On Cville Daily
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About
Jefferson designed and redesigned Monticello across most of his life. Today you can tour the house and gardens and learn about the enslaved people who lived and worked there. On a clear day the mountaintop view stretches across the Piedmont.
History
- 1769Construction begins on Jefferson's mountaintop home.
- 1809Jefferson retires here after his presidency.
- 1923The Thomas Jefferson Foundation buys the property and opens it to the public.
- 1987Monticello and UVA's Academical Village are named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Fun stuff
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It's the building on the back of the nickel.
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The vegetable garden terrace grows heirloom varieties.
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The Saunders-Monticello Trail is a great walk up.
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