Saturday, August 24 - A trip to Charlottesville would not be complete without a visit to Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's estate/plantation/laboratory. They've really done an amazing job preserving the house and grounds as they were when he was alive. He actually spent most of his time here after he was president, when he was in his 60s. He ordered seeds for plant from around the world - we took a bit of the garden tour to see some of what he planted - invented things for around the house, and founded the University of Virginia, all from here.
Monticello, which means "little mountain" is a on a beautiful hilltop with views all around. You can even see the Rotunda of UVA, which he designed, several miles away in Charlotteville. No wonder he didn't want to leave to live in Washington, DC, and then never left Virginia when he returned after his presidency.
And, since this is a big tourist attraction in addition to being a really cool house on beautiful grounds, we were pretty excited to find the special PEZ Presidential Education Series... Definitely a way to get the kids to learn their history!
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