One of the most magnificent structures and homes of Colonial America and indeed anytime in our history; Thomas Jefferson's home, Monticello, is located in Charlottesville. The home was designed by this great American and he redesigned it several times so that it was forty years before it was completed. The home has many innovations for its time. You can go through the all the rooms of the house on your visit. The gardens were created for their beauty, to provide food and and as an experimental laboratory for ornamental and useful plants. The The Charlottesville Pavilion is an outdoor entertainment venue where entertainers from the U.S. and around the world have performed. The historic Paramount theater has been restored and it is now another entertainment spot where you can catch a classic move, take the kids to the Children's theater productions or catch some reknowned entertainer's performance.