Our first stop on the second day of our Blue Ridge road trip was in Charlottesville, Va. We went there to visit Monticello- home of Thomas Jefferson. President Jefferson was an incredibly intelligent and interesting man, and I think that I learned a lot about him by visiting his home. I wanted Olivia to have some idea about the significance of Monticello, so I gave her a nickle to carry around (because Jefferson is on the front and Monticello is on the back of that coin). We took a guided house tour, and we also walked the grounds on our own. Some of the more popular sites were the garden, the "ice house", and the dumbwaiter exhibition. Before leaving, we visited Jefferson's gravesite and bought some souvenirs at the gift shop. An interesting fact- they give you change in $2.00 bills at the gift shop because Jefferson is on that bill. We all enjoyed the visit- especially my dad (he's really into this sort of thing).
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