Frank Lloyd Wright's Home & Studio Tour Ticket

Overview

Visit the birthplace of a truly American architecture. Wright’s Oak Park Home and Studio served as both residence and workplace for the first 20 years of architect Frank Lloyd Wright's career. See how he tried out innovative design ideas in his own home, and learn about the visionary Prairie style that evolved in his famous studio.

City: Illinois

Mon 07 Jul

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What's Included

English-speaking tour guide

Admission ticket to Frank Lloyd Wright's Home and Studio

Additional Info

Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What To Expect

Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio

In 1889 Wright completed the construction of a small two-story residence in Oak Park on the Western edges of Chicago. The building was the first over which Wright exerted complete artistic control. Designed as a home for his family, the Oak Park residence was a site of experimentation for the young architect during the twenty-year period he lived there. Wright revised the design of the building multiple times, continually refining ideas that would shape his work for decades to come.

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Reviews (87)

andrewfN8843RB

Jul 2024

Amazing site- horribly rude staff. Despite arriving 3 minutes after opening, took 20 minutes to check in with our Go Chicago passes, and then wait 1:20 for the next tour. Not worth it. The tour is an hour long. But be prepared to be talked to like you were a disruptive child on you first trip to any museum. Seriously, the group of octogenarians that run this tour lectured 16 grown adults about cell phone usage, not touching anything, not lingering in a room. If the tour guy moved on, you had to be there. They spent the entire tour chastising the group about lingering to take pictures. And then, the lady who lectured at us about not using our cell phones so as not to disrupt others interrupts our tour group to argue loudly with a coworker about who was responsible for the next tour group. Everyone there was horribly rude and slow. I cannot emphasize this enough. These people clearly hate their jobs!!

Response from Host

Dec 2024

I am sorry your experience did not meet your expectations. Your tickets were purchased through a third party such as GoChicago. Tours may have been reserved and sold out. The staff placed your party on the next available tour which meant your party had to wait. We communicate to our third-party partner to clearly indicate to customers that tours first come, first serve. To prevent delay, we recommend contacting us directly, providing your contact details which holds the reservation for you redeemable upon arrival. Our staff are wonderful people. We welcome thousands of guests to see the home. Often guests will wander away from the tour group. In order to keep within the hour tour, it is important that everyone in the group stays together. I will talk with our staff to ensure they are clear in communication in the future. Thank you for visiting!

brmusicman

Jul 2024

This was an outstanding experience! Family was in-town, so we headed out to Oak Park to tour the home and studio after buying tickets for the tour online that morning. There was plenty of parking around the studio. Prior to our tour's start, we enjoyed the courtyard and the neat gift shop, which features a lot of products inspired by Wright's designs. We then went on a tour. It features both the home, where Wright and his family lived, and the (attached) studio. It was about an hour long. Our guide was exceptional -- knowledgeable, funny, a good speaker, and full of interesting facts and information. He also answered a lot of questions with ease. Throughout the tour, I learned even more about Wright's style, his life (including his family), and his career. The interior spaces were quite cool. Of particular note was the children's play room in the home and the main drawing area in the studio. Within walking distance of the home and studio, there are several other Wright-designed homes; you can buy a helpful map in the gift shop. And, even beyond the Wright homes, the area is full of old Victorians, which are beautiful in their own right. A fantastic afternoon outing. Highly recommended!

D5388TBjr

Jul 2024

For those who want to see where he worked, lived, and his creative mind in his design theories, etc. this is not to be missed, as well as the houses very nearby that he also designed. The guide we had was wonderful with great anecdotes and history facts.