Here you can explore the home and land of Thomas Jefferson. This is right in Charlottesville.
The caverns are a great place to check out when in the area. It is about an hour and a half away from Charlottesville.
This is a great place to walk around and get a glimpse at what colonial times are like. It is about 2 hours from Charlottesville.
If you would like to check out the nations capital it is about 2 and a half hours away from Charlottesville.