Thomas Jefferson’s estate of Monticello straddles two eras in American history, and has stood for more than 200 years as a symbol of change in the nation. It was designed by Jefferson himself in the ...

Thomas Jefferson didn't like to waste time. The statesman, architect, inventor, writer and gentleman farmer had clocks in almost every room of Monticello, his mountaintop estate near Charlottesville, ...

Partially built into the base of a mountain and largely surrounded by trees, Monticello's new visitor center blends into the central Virginia landscape. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

Call it a visitor center, call it an educational center, call it "The 21st-Century Gateway to Monticello," but the real purpose of the new building at Thomas Jefferson's plantation is crowd control.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Partially built into the base of a mountain and largely surrounded by trees, Monticello's new visitor center blends into the central Virginia landscape.

A $43 million visitor's center meant to enhance the experience of Monticello's tourists will open tomorrow with just a bit of fanfare.