Highland offers guided site tours, an augmented reality experience, and self-guided exploration of the property. Plan to spend an hour and a half for the full experience—and stay longer to soak in our rural views and deeply textured landscape. Experienced...

Born on April 28, 1758—in Westmoreland County, Virginia—James Monroe was the second of five children of Spence and Elizabeth Jones Monroe, “small” planters who raised tobacco on their farm of approximately 500 acres. Initially educated at Parson Campbell’s school in...

James Monroe’s story is only one aspect of Highland. Enslaved women and men lived on the property for several generations, and had deeper connections to this place than did Monroe, who was often away in public office. Like other plantation...