Thomas Jefferson's Monticello

We left Kernersville, North Carolina, about 8:30 for the close to four hour drive to Monticello.  We arrived at the visitor center (opened in 2004) about 12:30 or so, had a quick lunch of sandwiches, and then saw a short film on Jefferson.  We also did some shopping - every place we visited had a gift shop!  A shuttle bus drove us up to the house at Monticello.  We had a 45-minute tour of the house which was illuminating and quite interesting.