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Watch University Guides Kendra Grinnage (CLAS '10), Kyle Mihalcoe
(CLAS '09), and Emily Whalen (CLAS '09) give a guided tour of Thomas Jefferson's Rotunda and Academical Village.

For more information about Historical tours please call the Rotunda at 434-924-7969.

Guided Historical tours of the Rotunda are provided year-round, except during the three-week holiday break in December/January and first of May until mid May after graduation.  Historical tours are free of charge and meet daily at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., and 4 p.m. inside the main entrance of the Rotunda.

Admission tours are also available. Call (434) 982-3200 for more information.

Tours are accessible to those in wheelchairs, and interpreters are available for the hearing impaired by pre-arrangement. Foreign language brochures are available at the Rotunda. With advance notice, special tours may be arranged with a guide fluent in Spanish, German, or French during the normal academic year through the University Guide Service.

Reservations

All events in the Rotunda must be sponsored by a student CIO, University department or foundation and meet the mission statement of the University.

For reservation information, please contact Leslie Comstock, Rotunda Administrator at 434-924-1019.

The Rotunda P. O. Box 400305, Charlottesville Va, 22904.

Reservation Form (PDF)