estate tour

This all-inclusive tour includes the house and other sites on the Estate.

The tour, conducted by an expert guide, begins at the Frank Lloyd Wright® Visitor Center, the only free-standing restaurant designed by Wright. From there, the tour moves to Unity Chapel, built for Wright’s maternal family, where Wright’s gravesite is located. Next, the tour takes you to Hillside, the school that Wright designed for his aunts. At Hillside, you’ll explore the Assembly Hall, Fellowship Dining Room, Drafting Studio, the Theater and gallery space.

A short country walk takes you past the Romeo and Juliet Windmill Tower, the oldest design on the estate. Next, you’ll get a close-up look at Tan-y-deri, the home Wright built for his sister Jane Porter, and Midway Barns en route to the house itself. Two hours into the tour, you’ll be served light refreshments on Mr. Wright’s Terrace before enjoying an exterior tour of his home. Finally, you’ll spend a delightful hour inside Taliesin.

Comfortable walking shoes are a must for this tour, since it includes a mile and a half hike with the guide from one end of the estate to the other, with few places to sit down.

Duration: 4 hours.

When:
May, June, September & October
Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday at 9:30 a.m.

July & August
Every day at 9:30 a.m.

Cost: $80 per person. Seniors/Students/Military: $75.
No children under 12 permitted on the Estate Tour.

Reservations strongly recommended for all tours. Walk-ins accepted space permitting only.

Tour information via email at: tours@taliesinpreservation.org.
Tour reservations or cancellations cannot be made via e-mail.

Tours cancelled within 24 hours of tour time will not be refunded.

Non-refundable $4 handling charge for reservations.

When reserving a tour between the middle of June and Labor Day weekend, we recommend you call at least 2 weeks in advance to ensure you get on a tour on the day/time that you want.

Because space is limited, we recommend you call 2 weeks in advance to reserve a tour for our weekend pre- and post-season tours in April and November.

To place reservations & receive tour information call 608-588-7900; or toll free at 877-588-7900.

Office hours during the tour season (May 1 -October 31) are:

Sunday - Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Central Time.

Off-season office hours (November 1 - April 30) are:

November, December, March and April:
Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Central Time.

January and February:
Monday - Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Central Time.