Visited Monticello last week. The day was beautiful. The views of the Blue Ridge Mountains were breathtaking. From the visitors centre, we received a ticket for the next available tour of Jefferson's house. We didn't have long to wait as the tours are scheduled 10 minutes apart. The guide was very knowledgeable. Their were lots of people so no time...
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Type: Historic Sites, Gardens, History Museums
Activities: Antiquing
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Monticello and its many historical rooms, gadgets, furniture, buildings, and artifacts tell us a lot about Thomas Jefferson, the president who built......
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Monticello and its many historical rooms, gadgets, furniture, buildings, and artifacts tell us a lot about Thomas Jefferson, the president who built it and lived there.
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Lovely home; everyone should visit at least once. Learned a lot about Thomas Jefferson that I didn't know before.
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I'm not one for historic 'stuff' but felt compelled to see Monticello. So glad we went - what a great tour! Only paid for the downstairs and don't feel like I missed a thing. Very informative, interesting and I never realized what a genius Thomas Jefferson was! His gardens were amazing! I enjoyed walking through them more than anything!
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charlottesville, VA
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Monticello is less than 30 minutes from where I live. Although I live here and have been several times, it is always a great place to visit. The house is great, but the gardens surrounding it are also very nice.The new visitors center is a wonder addition.
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Knoxville, Tennessee
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Thomas Jefferson was unique statesman. It was a great tour and the gardens, grounds and history was outstanding. No one should miss this!
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I didn't know what to expect as I had not heard of it prior to visiting Charlottesville. I was recommended it by a colleague.
It is incredibly beautiful and idyllic. I could feel the stress melting off me as I was walking around.
This was jarred slightly by the fact that slaves worked there and built it. But this is...
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Unique setting - amazing history - a must if visiting virginia
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Monticello is absolutely amazing. The house tour is really only the beginning of what your ticket pays for. Seeing the inside of the house that Jefferson designed and lived in is awesome. Just know that you can't take photos inside the house. When you're done with your house tour, you can explore the cellars, which include some neat interactive exhibits...
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We arrived at Monticello at 2pm. The parking lot was pretty full but we got our tickets without any delay and could join the garden tour right away. After the garden tour we did the slavery tour and than the house. Unfortunately there was not even an hour left to explore the museum. It was an awesome visit but to...
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Wheaton, Maryland
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The drive to Monticello was beautiful, as was the home and landscape. We enjoyed looking around the gift shop and displays prior to boarding the free shuttle to take us up to the main house. Once there we wandered around to see the breath taking views prior to the assigned tour time of the home. We really learned a lot...
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