Monticello
Monticello was designed by Thomas Jefferson and built over the course of 40 years. This is one of the most beautiful estates in Virginia. Most of the interior furnishings are original. Jefferson died at Monticello on July 4, 1826, and was buried in the family cemetery.

The Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center includes innovative exhibitions & an introductory film.


Michie Tavern
Michie Tavern has welcomed travelers for more than 200 years. Imagine arriving by horseback, on foot or by coach. The rooms would be thick with the scent of cooked venison and tobacco. Voices, some raised in heated political debate, would carry from room to room. As you cross the threshold of old Michie's Tavern you enter another time. The costumed hostess welcomes you into the past as "Stranger," an early 18th-century term for a traveler.

The Tavern's dining room, the Ordinary, features hearty Midday Fare offered by servers in period attire. The rustic Tavern setting renders a dining experience rich in southern culture and hospitality for families to enjoy. Their southern buffet is based on 18th century recipes.

Includes: Colonial Fried Chicken, Black-eyed peas, stewed tomatoes, mashed potatoes and gravy, hot green beans, whole baby beets, coleslaw, homemade biscuits and cornbread, peach cobbler, coffee, tea, soft drink and cold cider.




Ash Lawn-Highland
Ash Lawn-Highland is the home of James Monroe, fifth president of the United States.

Monroe and his wife, Elizabeth Kortright Monroe of New York, owned Ash Lawn-Highland from 1793 to 1826 and made it their official residence from 1799 to 1823. After the Monroe's' death, the name of their farm was changed from "Highland" to "Ash Lawn"; today both names are used.

Today, visitors can tour the fifth president's home, which was recently refurbished based on new research and inventory lists. Original and period French and American furniture, boxwood gardens, and a 535-acre working farm await visitors.
Reconstructed using archaeology and a 1908 photograph, the slave quarters stands alongside two original outbuildings. Also enjoy the resident cows, sheep, chickens, and peacocks that complete the working farm atmosphere.


Kluge Estate Winery & Vineyard
Established in 1999, Kluge Estate Winery and Vineyard aspires to be one of the East Coast's most prestigious wineries. The winery is tucked into Carter's Mountain on the edge of the picturesque Blue Ridge Mountains in Charlottesville, Virginia. Kluge's 2,000-acres are just miles from the birthplace of American viticulture, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello.

Combining meticulous winemaking practices and talent with a genuine love of the land and support for the Virginia wine community, Kluge Estate is capitalizing on the region's potential to create world-class wines.

Adjacent to the vineyards in a beautiful wooded setting is the Farm Shop, offering Kluge Estate's fine wines for tasting and for purchase. Also available is a collection of gifts, signature items, plants and wine accessories.


Montpelier
Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Montpelier was the lifelong home of James Madison. Madison was raised at Montpelier, lived here after his marriage to Dolly, returned here after his presidency, and died here in his study surrounded by the books and papers that marked so much of his life's work.

The Montpelier estate features the Madison mansion, historic buildings, exhibits, archaeological sites, gardens, forests, hands-on activities, a new Visitor Center, and a freedman's cabin and farm.

Enjoy learning more about the man whose contemporaries called "Father of the Constitution," and the woman who was the first to be called First Lady.

Visit starts with a brief film presentation in the Visitors Center. Tour of Mansion is guided. Self Guided visit through the grounds.

The distance between the Visitors Center & Mansion is 125 yards.