Historic sites

  • Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson
  • Ash-Lawn Highland,  home of James Monroe
  • Montpelier, home of James Madison, in Orange, VA
  • Michie Tavern 
  • The Corner
  • The Rotunda, The Lawn, and Edgar Allen Poe's Room
  • Berlin Wall at UVa
  • Downtown historic Charlottesville

Good eats

  • Bodo's Bagels ($)
  • Take - it - Away ($)
  • Little John's Delicatessen($)
  • The White Spot Diner ($)
  • The Virginian ($$)
  • The Ivy Inn ($$$)

    Downtown: 
  • Feast ($)
  • Continental Divide ($$)
  • Zocalo ($$$)
  • Downtown Grill ($$$$)
  • C&O Restaurant ($$$$)

    South of downtown: 
  • Beer Run ($$)
  • The Local ($$$)
  • Tavola ($$$)
  • Mas Tapas Bar ($$$)

Fun activities

  • Golf courses – Farmington Country Club, Birdwood, and Keswick Hall
  • Monticello Wine Trail – King Family Vineyards, Veritas Vineyeards, Pippin Hill Farm, and Barboursville Vineyards
  • Local breweries – Starr Hill Brewery and Blue Mountain Brewery 
  • Carter Mountain Orchard 
  • Shenandoah National Park and Skyline Drive
  • Hot air balloon rides – Boar's Head Ballooning 
  • Downtown Pedestrian Mall-shops and restaurants