Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Tour

FREE admission with the Go Chicago Card or as a choice with the Chicago Explorer Pass

Description

This unusual complex served as Wright's private residence and studio for the first 20 years of his career, 1889-1909. Wright used his home as an architectural laboratory, trying out design concepts before sharing them with clients. Here, he raised six children with his first wife, Catherine Tobin, and designed such famous buildings as the Robie House, Larkin Building and Unity Temple.

The area surrounding the Home and Studio contains the world's largest concentration of Wright-designed structures. With 25 of his buildings in the village, as well as a rich selection of restored Prairie School and Victorian homes, Oak Park is a virtual outdoor museum of architectural history. Guided museum tours and self-guided audio neighborhood walks are available.

Note:

Tip: Tours often sell out early on holidays and weekends, especially April-October. Wheelchair access is limited to the lower level.

Price:

Cost with the card: free

Cost without the card:
Adult (13+): $15.00
Child (3-12): $12.00

Hours:

Guided Interior Tours available Monday–Friday, 11:00 am–4:00 pm;
Weekends, Approximately every 20 minutes from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Closed:

Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, and the last week in January for preservation activities. All holiday hours are subject to change without notice.

Driving:

Take I-290 West. Exit left at Harlem Avenue. Turn right (north) and drive 1.5 miles on Harlem to Chicago Ave. Make a right onto Chicago Ave. Due to planned construction on I-290 through October 31, 2010, please allow additional travel time. Check www.dot.state.il.us/I290/index.html for details.

Public Transportation:

Take CTA: Take the westbound Green Line train to the Oak Park Ave. station. Walk under the tracks and go north on Oak Park Ave. to Chicago Ave. Turn left (west) onto Chicago Ave. Take Metra: Board the train at the Ogilvie Station. Take the Union Pacific West Line train to the Oak Park station. Walk north on Marion Street Mall to Lake Street. Turn right on Lake to Forest Avenue. Turn left on Forest to Chicago Avenue.

Please read: important instructions on how to use your card.

Redemption Instructions:

Please present your Go Chicago Card to an employee at the Home and Studio Museum Shop in the courtyard located at 951 Chicago Avenue. They will validate it, return your card, and let you in.

Tickets are subject to availability and there may be a wait. Arrive before noon for the best chance of accommodation.

The Go City Card is accepted until 5:30pm unless otherwise noted; during all other times standard admission will apply.