Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello

I knew I wanted to see Thomas Jefferson's Monticello; I did not know it would take two hours of driving on little country roads in rural Virginia. But, worth it. Monticello, which Jefferson designed himself, is filled with natural light. Big windows, skylights, mirrors everywhere. Absolutely gorgeous.

We met Thomas Jefferson!
The image on every nickel.
Some of Jefferson's many, many books. Apparently he would read 20 books at once.
Jefferson put in the bed alcove, replicating the ones he'd seen in France.
The antlers are original artifacts from Lewis and Clark.
Taxicab yellow dining room. There's a dumbwaiter built into the spot behind the fireplace for bottles of wine to be sent upstairs.
Replicas of the artifacts Lewis and Clark brought back in the two-story entryway. There's a wall calendar Jefferson designed (the 7th day didn't fit, so there's a hole in the floor).
This is a newer tombstone, a replica of the one Jefferson designed for himself. It says "OS" after his birthday because he was born when Britain used the Old Style Julian calendar.

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