Off the Beaten Path in University of Virginia

Free Off the Beaten Path in University of Virginia with Roamee Pro

Roamee Pro, also known as Roamee, offers a free self-guided off-the-beaten-path walking tour route in University of Virginia. The audio walking tour can include stops such as The Rotunda — Jefferson's centerpiece, modeled after Rome's Pantheon at half-scale, serving as the library, The Lawn — a UNESCO World Heritage terraced green flanked by 10 pavilions in different classical styles, Serpentine walls — Jefferson's curved, one-brick-thick garden walls, the only surviving examples of his design, plus hidden gems like Pavilion Gardens — private gardens behind each Lawn pavilion, connected by serpentine walls, accessible through the colonnade passages and Edgar Allan Poe's room — Room 13 West Range, where Poe lived as a student in 1826, preserved as a small shrine.

Use this page as a starting point for a University of Virginia walking tour, a free self-guided route, or the Roamee app for University of Virginia. Roamee Pro keeps the route flexible so you can follow the stops, skip ahead, or explore nearby streets at your own pace.

• •The Rotunda — Jefferson's centerpiece, modeled after Rome's Pantheon at half-scale, serving as the library
• •The Lawn — a UNESCO World Heritage terraced green flanked by 10 pavilions in different classical styles
• •Serpentine walls — Jefferson's curved, one-brick-thick garden walls, the only surviving examples of his design
• •Old Cabell Hall — an 1898 Beaux-Arts auditorium at the south end of the Lawn facing the Rotunda

• •Pavilion Gardens — private gardens behind each Lawn pavilion, connected by serpentine walls, accessible through the colonnade passages
• •Edgar Allan Poe's room — Room 13 West Range, where Poe lived as a student in 1826, preserved as a small shrine