Sights Around Town

Charlottesville is not only your wedding destination, but also a location that your bridal party and wedding guests will "ooh and aah" over for many years to come. Steeped in rich American history, blessed with majestic scenery and overflowing with fun things to see and do, it is no wonder that Charlottesville was recently considered the #1 Place to Live in America.



What can you see and do in and around Charlottesville? The Convention and Visitor’s Bureau site has all the information you need:  www.charlottesvilletourism.org.  But, the staff at Glenmore Country Club stands ready to help you plan everything from a winery tour or a visit to Monticello for you or your guests.  Listed below are a few of interest:

Ash Lawn- Highland, Home of President James Monroe
1000 James Monroe Parkway
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: (434) 293-9539
Fax: (434) 293-8000
Web Site: http://www.ashlawnhighland.org/
Restored home of the 5th president of the United States and close friend of Thomas Jefferson. James Monroe's 550- acre estate recreates the atmosphere of a working farm, with strutting peacocks, spinning and weaving demonstrations, open hearth cooking demonstrations and tours of the house and gardens.

Michie Tavern ca. 1784
683 Thomas Jefferson Parkway
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: (434) 977-1234
Fax: (434) 296-7203
Web Site: http://www.michietavern.com/
One of the oldest homesteads in Virginia, Michie Tavern ca. 1784, is located on a mountainside near Jefferson’s Monticello. Michie Tavern was originally located in northern Albemarle County. The structure was disassembled and rebuilt on its current site by Mrs. Mark Henderson in 1927 and 1928 to serve as a museum for her collection of antique furniture.

Monticello -- Home of Thomas Jefferson
P.O. Box 217
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: (434) 984-9800
Fax: (434) 977-6140
Web Site: http://www.monticello.org/
Monticello is the home of Thomas Jefferson, third U.S. President, author of the Declaration of Independence and Statute for Religious Freedom as well as founder of the University of Virginia.

University of Virginia Rotunda and Central Grounds
University Ave
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Phone: (434) 924-3239
Web Site: http://www.virginia.edu/academicalvillage/
The original Grounds of the University, including the Rotunda and the Lawn, were designed by Jefferson to be what he called an "Academical Village."