 In recent years this activity has become more organized, and the family recently has been gathering at Michie Tavern, an historic and famous tavern of the 1700s located on Monticello mountain, just below Monticello.The tavern staff provides guided tours of the museum, which contains an extensive collection of pre-revolutionary furniture and artifacts.A buffet supper is also served featuring typical dishes of the colonial era, with period music provided by a strolling minstrel.