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    3.0 (3 reviews)
    Open • 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Northside Library - The quiet room.

    Northside Library

    4.6(8 reviews)
    19.7 mi

    Are you in need of a place to focus? Or perhaps grab a paper…read moreback room and read about an intriguing topic well, come here yo! I come here to study & I have zero complaints. The staff is friendly and Wifi is strong. Plus tons of natural light!

    We have very lucky to have a great library system in the area. Northside is convenient for me on…read morethe north side of town (crazy name, I know). It is in a nice new building that is shared with Albemarle County. There are county ESOL offices upstairs and the county warehouse downstairs. Northside has a vast selection of books and other materials. You can do everything from check out a book to check out an internet hotspot for school work. Have kids and want to go to the Virginia Discovery Museum? You can pick up free passes here. The same is true for Va State Parks. The State Park kit includes a backpack with educational activities for kids. Interested in sewing or embroidery? Northside has maker kits that can be checked out as well. One of the services that I use are their meeting rooms. You can check out meeting spaces for 2 hours at a time. They are enclosed spaces with up to 4 people. It has an exterior monitor for presentations with multiple inputs. Don't want to come inside, no worries... they have drive up window to pick up and drop off books. Don't want to do that either? They have a great digital library where you don't have to leave your couch. If you want it, Northside has it!

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    Northside Library - Exterior from exit

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    Northside Library - Exterior

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    Thomas Jefferson's Monticello - The chessboard that Jefferson and Monroe used to play on

    Thomas Jefferson's Monticello

    4.3(568 reviews)
    14.5 mi

    What a gorgeous place! I went in the late winter/early early Spring and even though there were no…read moreleaves on the trees, it was still gorgeous. Monticello is the estate of Thomas Jefferson and there is so much history packed into the tour but the beauty is what captivates you. The woodwork, the flooring, the artwork...I could go on and on. The tour guides are excellent! Very knowledgeable, engaging, friendly and they keep history honest. I loved that they stuck to the facts and told the history as it should, the good, the bad and the ugly. The estate is still kept immaculate and holds so much history in every detail. The view alone overlooking the mountainside takes your breath away. It immediately sets your mind to wandering and fantasizing of a time long ago and how spectacular it must have been to live surrounded by such beauty. I highly recommend and would recommend going in late Spring or early Summer or Fall when the leaves have changed color.

    Monticello is probably the most famous of all the President houses (Mt Vernon may have it beat)…read more As a self-proclaimed Presidential history nerd, I have been to several presidential homes, libraries, museums, gravesites, monuments, etc. Monticello's history is the most interesting because of many factors including Jefferson's architectural obsession, the atrocities with slavery that occurred with building and maintaining it, and the innovations and experimentation Jefferson used while living here. Monticello is a huge operation. You should definitely get a reservation. You park at the bottom of the hill (or maybe middle of it) then you go through metal detectors and are now in the cafe/gift shop/bathroom area. From there you can take the 1/2 mile walk up hill to the home or take the bus. Once you are up top, you will be put into different huddles depending on your tour time. Oh, there are several different style tours, we just did the general admission tour. Anyway, you can walk around the grounds while you wait. The whole thing is very well organized. Our tour guide took us through various rooms in the house, pointed out various artifacts from Jefferson's past, told stories and was very knowledgeable when asked questions. The group I was in was probably 20 people. The whole tour took 45 mins. Then we walked the grounds independent of the tour including looking at Jefferson's family cemetery plot. My only issue is that I went on July 1st, 2026, so the whole back (or front) had a huge tent set up for the America 250 celebration. Not a big deal just didn't get the complete feel or pics.

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    Thomas Jefferson's Monticello - Family and friends gathered in Monticello's Parlor for games, music, and conversation.

    Family and friends gathered in Monticello's Parlor for games, music, and conversation.

    Thomas Jefferson's Monticello - In the Dining Room, Jefferson, his family, and his many notable and distinguished guests enjoyed meals prepared by talented enslaved chefs.

    In the Dining Room, Jefferson, his family, and his many notable and distinguished guests enjoyed meals prepared by talented enslaved chefs.

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