The Monticello House of T. Jefferson
This was personally designed by the third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. The house itself is located on top of the Southwest Mountains with a height of 850 feet. It was actually a plantation when Thomas Jefferson inherited the said land from his father. Since then, Thomas Jefferson decided to start building the Monticello house with most of its designs his idea.
Right now, one can be amazed with its abundance and varieties of gardens that has grown over the years. Its garden consists of three main plantations, the garden of flowers, the garden of fruits and the garden of vegetables. One would not believe the massive varieties of these ornamental, fruits and veggies they can find at this VA garden and arboretum. Name it Monticello, has it here. Right now, Monticello has been considered as one of UNESCO’s World Heritage Site.
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