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Happening at Monticello

  • Historic Garden Week in Virginia

    All Day
    Farm and Garden,  Special Event

    Make Monticello a part of your visit when more than 250 of Virginia’s most beautiful gardens, homes, and historic landmarks celebrate Historic Garden Week in Virginia.

  • Insider's Tour with the Vegetable Gardener

    Meets at Monticello's David M. Rubenstein Visitor Center
    10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
    Farm and Garden

    Discover great gardening ideas from Jefferson’s kitchen garden during this Q&A walk with Monticello vegetable gardener Pat Brodowski. $18 per person.

  • Slavery at Monticello Tours

    Monticello
    All Day
    Tour

    These daily guided outdoor tours focus on the experiences of the enslaved people who lived and labored on the Monticello plantation. Included in the price of admission.

  • Daily Tours of Monticello

    All Day
    Tour

    We offer a variety of daily tours and experiences at Monticello. Find a tour that suits your interests!

  • Hemings Family Tour

    1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
    Tour

    See Monticello through the lens of the Hemings Family, the best documented enslaved family in the United States. $28 (online price).

  • Gardens and Grounds Tours

    Monticello
    All Day
    Tour

    These walking tours of Monticello’s restored flower and vegetable gardens, grove and orchards highlight Jefferson’s deep and long-standing interest in horticulture. FREE with admission. Hours vary by season.