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Monticello's annual Wreath Workshops are a time-treasured tradition to kickoff the holiday season in Charlottesville. Led by our expert team of floral designers, gardeners, and plant experts, participants will create and bring home a beautiful door decoration to last through the season.

Monticello's annual Wreath Workshops are a time-treasured tradition to kickoff the holiday season in Charlottesville. Led by our expert team of floral designers, gardeners, and plant experts, participants will create and bring home a beautiful door decoration to last through the season.

Enhance your visit with our new mobile Scavenger Hunts. Use your smartphone to complete unique challenges- snap photos, explore new spaces, test your knowledge, and share your thoughts. FREE with admission.

With native hardwood forest, deep ravines and spectacular views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the trail winds its way toward Monticello and back in a very manageable four miles. A maximum grade of 5% keeps it completely accessible to walkers, cyclists and those in wheelchairs.

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

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

This 2.5 hour, guided, small-group, interactive tour explores Monticello through the perspectives of enslaved people who labored on the plantation. Similar tour previously titled the "Hemings Family Tour."