Monticello

Monticello: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this museum: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Monticello

Season: Year-round; check weekly closing day (often Monday).

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Monticello — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.01033, -78.45237. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Monticello

• Monticello · church · Charles · ~0 km · Must-see
• Woolen Mills Chapel · church · Charles · ~2 km · Must-see
• Pantops Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~2 km · Must-see
• James Monroe's Highland · attraction · Albemarle · ~4 km · Must-see
• Court Square Park · park · Albemarle · ~4 km · Must-see
• Market Street Park · park · Albemarle · ~4 km · Must-see
• Foster Site · fort · Charles · ~6 km · Must-see
• Homer · attraction · Albemarle · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Charles · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~8 km · Must-see
• Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District · park · Fluvanna · ~29 km · Must-see
• Sugar Hollow · viewpoint · Charles · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mirador · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~34 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Episcopal Church · church · Albemarle · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bremo Slave Chapel · church · Pendleton · ~44 km · Must-see
• Humpback Rocks · viewpoint · Augusta · ~50 km · Must-see
• Deep Run Ponds Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~51 km · Must-see
• Grand Caverns · sanctuary · Preston · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Monticello

Other museums near Monticello

• United States National Slavery Museum · museum · Charles · ~112 km · Must-see
• Meadow Farm Museum · museum · Henrico · ~113 km · Must-see
• Virginia Randolph Museum · museum · Henrico · ~117 km · Must-see
• Wilton House Museum · museum · Richmond · ~120 km · Must-see
• Virginia Museum of Fine Arts · museum · Richmond · ~125 km · Must-see
• Science Museum of Virginia · museum · Richmond · ~125 km · Must-see
• Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia · museum · Richmond · ~128 km · Must-see
• American Civil War Museum · museum · Richmond · ~129 km · Must-see
• The Valentine · museum · Richmond · ~130 km · Must-see
• Virginia Holocaust Museum · museum · Richmond · ~131 km · Must-see

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