Arriving through an area that Thomas Jefferson described as ‘The Eden of the United States’ you can visit his home, Monticello, atop a mountain in Albemarle County and just a few short miles from Charlottesville itself.

This is a charming college town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains where you might break your journey before exploring the Shenandoah Valley and touring the scenic Skyline Drive.  There are one of a kind shops and attractive coffee shops and eateries.