Attractions
HistoricHardesty-Higgins House Visitor Center
FreeHarrisonburg's 1848 house turned visitor center, with the Valley Turnpike Museum, a Civil War orientation center, gift shop and cafe on South Main Street.
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SightseeingIconicHistory Buff
Monticello
Monticello is a sightseeing stop in Charlottesville, VA. Cost: $25 to $50.
1050 Monticello Loop · Charlottesville, VA
Why you should go…
Monticello is the neoclassical house Thomas Jefferson designed for himself on a mountaintop outside Charlottesville, and its west front is the building on the back of the nickel. Your visit starts at the David M. Rubenstein Visitor Center, where a shuttle or a half-mile trail takes you up to the house for a guided tour of the first floor. Outside you can walk the gardens and grounds. With the University of Virginia, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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What's around here?
The closest stops to Monticello, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
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Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
FreeWalk the restored village where Lee surrendered to Grant in the McLean House on April 9, 1865.
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Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Under $25Stroll more than a dozen themed gardens, a glass Conservatory and a year-round butterfly exhibit just north of Richmond.
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