So much history & beautiful surroundings, so much to learn about Thomas Jefferson, Monticello was also fantastic More

I am surprised at how many locals don't know about this tour. But we have Trip Advisor. Thank you, thank you. This was one of the highlights of our time in Charlottesville. We took the free city trolley from the pedestrian mall in Charlottesville which took us around the campus and then dropped us off in front of the rotunda... More

Our student guide was wonderful. A third-year student at UVA from Athens, GA, you could tell she enjoyed sharing with us her historic school. She was well-spoken and funny - we enjoyed our tour tremendously. The Jefferson statue going into the fireplace as college men tried to rescue it was told with such wry humor - it was almost as... More

This is definitely worth seeing even if it's just a self guided tour which is what I did though I had a knowledgable UVA student with me. There are functioning dorm rooms at the Rotunda and the elegant beauty of the area is enough to make me want to enroll and request that special housing. More

The self-guided walking tour includes beautiful gardens with serpentine walls, the Chapel and Edgar Allen Poe's room, too. Very beautiful walk. More

On a tip from the Monticello house tour guide, we ventured the five miles over to the University of Virginia to see the Rotunda and were stunned by the beauty of the building and the campus. We actually took the self guided Rotunda tour instead of waiting for a guided tour. The Rotunda is open from 9:00-4:45 and there are... More

Unlike the previous reviewer we had a great tour guide. I guess there is no guarantee on who you will get for a tour guide but it is worth it to take a chance. I fell upon the tour by accident. My son attends the University of Virginia and we live less than an hour away. My parents came to... More

The Rotunda Tour should be a highlight of a visit to Charlottesville. But we found the tour guide(s) to be rude and impatient. Maybe it was an off day. We had called ahead to confirm that the tour would be "on" during the summer and check times. But when we showed up, the two student guides on duty were reluctant... More