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Happening at Monticello

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  • Apple Tasting

    Monticello's Tufton Farm
    9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
    Farm and Garden

    Taste, savor, and rate a variety of heirloom apples.

  • Fall Open House: Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants

    10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
    Farm and Garden

    Fall is the perfect time for planting and the Monticello nursery will have a wide range of trees, shrubs, perennials, and bulbs for sale; overstock items will be discounted. Enjoy guided garden tours and ask our knowledgeable nursery staff your gardening questions.

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Mountaintop Hands-on Activity Center

    All Day
    Tour,  Kids

    Use a quill pen to copy famous ideas from the Declaration of Independence. Crack code with a wheel cipher. Offered seasonally. FREE with admission.