Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio

This entire tour was wonderful! I did both the external neighborhood tour as well as the internal tour of the Mr. Wright's home and office. The man was a genius in his time and field. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and thorough. I visited on a weekday in early June, so there was no wait time and the weather was perfect. I took the train to Oak Park from downtown Chicago and took the easy 15 min walk through the park and gorgeous neighborhood to arrive at the home. After the tour, I walked back to the quaint downtown area and had lunch before catching the train back. It was a perfect day, and a tour and town I was glad I got to visit. Would definitely do it again.

Lovely building and detailed tour Our tour guide did go into quite a lot of detail so the 1h tour was closer to 90 minutes, which screwed up my vacation schedule a bit, but I won’t complain about that. As I’ve learned is usual for FLW tours though, there is very little time for woolgathering or asking questions - it is very much a hurried sightseeing tour which you are dragged along on more than anything Still, an interesting tour to go on, and you can’t enter the building without it, so what are you going to do. Tentative recommendation.

I was unsure of what to expect about this place, but I’m so happy I came by! The tour guide was excellent and helped me understand so much about the legacy of Frank Loyd Wright. The neighbourhood has amazing houses designed by him and it’s really a joy to walk it. A great morning activity in Chicago!

Very good tour of the home and studio. Interesting portrayal of the man with of course some missing details of his life. Overall a decent experience given our guide was a bit school marmy. Good background on early work and life, decent walking tour of the neighborhood. Nice gift shop. Overall, a good experience.

If you're a Frank Lloyd Wright fan, I highly recommend visiting his first home and studio, and doing the self-guided audio walking tour of many other homes that he designed for his neighbors. We were fortunate to have a beautiful day, which made the experience (especially the neighborhood walking tour) even lovelier.

Wow what an amazing place, history, and tour. I wish we could see a little more of the house but the one hour tour was well worth it and very informative. Really got the creative juices going again. The other houses in the are fun to find. Great gift shop.

The indoor home tour was totally worth it and inexpensive. Our tour guide Marie was so lovely and funny. She was very knowledgeable and answered everyone's questions. I had no idea who the architect was but learned so much and appreciated his work through the tour. High recommend. They have storage before you go on the tour where you can place your valuables. The gift shop is small and they have 2 available public restrooms.

Every FLW fan needs to visit this amazing piece of architecture history! Plus there are a dozen homes he designed within walking distance to his home/office that you can see from the street. Just happened to be his birthday today when we visited 🥳 Great 1 hour tour and very friendly staff/volunteers. Don't miss this one 👍

This entire tour was wonderful! I did both the external neighborhood tour as well as the internal tour of the Mr. Wright's home and office. The man was a genius in his time and field. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and thorough. I visited on a weekday in early June, so there was no wait time and the weather was perfect. I took the train to Oak Park from downtown Chicago and took the easy 15 min walk through the park and gorgeous neighborhood to arrive at the home. After the tour, I walked back to the quaint downtown area and had lunch before catching the train back. It was a perfect day, and a tour and town I was glad I got to visit. Would definitely do it again.

Lovely building and detailed tour Our tour guide did go into quite a lot of detail so the 1h tour was closer to 90 minutes, which screwed up my vacation schedule a bit, but I won’t complain about that. As I’ve learned is usual for FLW tours though, there is very little time for woolgathering or asking questions - it is very much a hurried sightseeing tour which you are dragged along on more than anything Still, an interesting tour to go on, and you can’t enter the building without it, so what are you going to do. Tentative recommendation.

I was unsure of what to expect about this place, but I’m so happy I came by! The tour guide was excellent and helped me understand so much about the legacy of Frank Loyd Wright. The neighbourhood has amazing houses designed by him and it’s really a joy to walk it. A great morning activity in Chicago!

Very good tour of the home and studio. Interesting portrayal of the man with of course some missing details of his life. Overall a decent experience given our guide was a bit school marmy. Good background on early work and life, decent walking tour of the neighborhood. Nice gift shop. Overall, a good experience.

If you're a Frank Lloyd Wright fan, I highly recommend visiting his first home and studio, and doing the self-guided audio walking tour of many other homes that he designed for his neighbors. We were fortunate to have a beautiful day, which made the experience (especially the neighborhood walking tour) even lovelier.

Wow what an amazing place, history, and tour. I wish we could see a little more of the house but the one hour tour was well worth it and very informative. Really got the creative juices going again. The other houses in the are fun to find. Great gift shop.

The indoor home tour was totally worth it and inexpensive. Our tour guide Marie was so lovely and funny. She was very knowledgeable and answered everyone's questions. I had no idea who the architect was but learned so much and appreciated his work through the tour. High recommend. They have storage before you go on the tour where you can place your valuables. The gift shop is small and they have 2 available public restrooms.

Every FLW fan needs to visit this amazing piece of architecture history! Plus there are a dozen homes he designed within walking distance to his home/office that you can see from the street. Just happened to be his birthday today when we visited 🥳 Great 1 hour tour and very friendly staff/volunteers. Don't miss this one 👍

Visiting the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio is practically a rite of passage for anyone who grew up in Oak Park. I remember taking the tour during grade school, just like everyone else. I grew up in Oak Park, not far from the studio. You can visit the studio and take a tour, but it's recommended to purchase tickets online in advance. There are different options, including a home tour and an outdoor guided tour, with prices varying depending on what you choose. It's best to check the website for details. We had a fantastic tour guide who took us through all the rooms, and it brought back so many memories of that visit from years ago. This time, I brought my husband, who had never been before. Frank Lloyd Wright had a storied career and was quite a character. Beyond his home and studio here, there's the Robie House near the University of Chicago and numerous other homes he or his staff designed in Oak Park and beyond. Everything in his homes had a specific purpose, and while some might consider the designs plain, they are as modern today as they were back then. Many of the pieces inside are original or have been reclaimed by the society from family members. The foundation also undertook significant renovations when they acquired the property. After the tour, be sure to check out the gift shop, which has a great selection of items like mugs, postcards, ornaments, and more. If you're in the area, visiting the studio is a must. Take some time to explore the surrounding blocks, too, as you'll find other homes Wright designed. Just keep in mind that parking is on the street, as it's a residential neighborhood.

I have been a huge fan of Frank Lloyd Wright for many years. Arguably the greatest American architect of all time, FLW has properties that he has designed spread out all throughout the US. The cool thing about Chicago? It has the largest grouping of FLW homes in the country. Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio is located in Oak Park (a suburb of Chicago). I bought my tickets online a few days in advance and made my way on a weekday afternoon. Located in a residential neighborhood, I parked for free on a side street. I started off with a tour of FLW's Home and Studio. He lived here for quite a few years back when he was alive. Our tour guide did a great job as we toured both the exterior and interior of the home. He shared many nuggets about FLW, his career, and his family. As well as interesting facts about each room in terms of the architectural techniques used. The tour takes about an hour. After you're done with your tour, you'll arrive at the gift shop. They have some cool gifts so it's worth checking out. I purchased a FLW bookmark. From there, I highly recommend paying for the self-guided audio tour. You're given a headset and a paper to do a walking tour of your own. During your walking tour, which is close to FLW Home and Studio, you'll see eight or so homes that FLW designed in the neighborhood. You'll learn about each home through the audio tour and the piece of paper that is provided to you. It's a great addition to the experience and shouldn't be missed! Frank Lloyd Wright was known for incorporating nature and sunlight into his designs as well as the use of symmetry. It's a unique approach to architecture and he has made such an impact in the industry. While not in Chicago proper, it was a doable drive from the bed and breakfast I stayed at. It ended up being one of my favorite experiences during my Chicago trip.

Eyewitness Tour Book Guide told us to get tickets at the Visitor Center on Lake St. the visitor center has been closed and you need to get tickets at the FLE home and studio at 931 Chicago ave. We did the inside home tour which was great but the outside self guided tour was worth it but not for the price. The paper map was very confusing since not all the side streets have street signs. The addresses have small lettering so that added to the difficulty. The museum shop does sell cold bottled water which is refreshing on a hot day, however, the refrigerator is not clearly marked. Finally if you go on the tour there are no places to sit. You'll be standing for 60 minutes .

Green Neighborhood ...people are are very aware of this beautiful neighborhood...the neighborhood is beautifully cared for and protected.... I m love ing the looking forward to my new home here I'm excited for the future to this beautiful home at last, my home and family is all that matters for me

Frank Lloyd Wright's home and studio. Located in Oak Park, near other FLW projects and the Ernest Hemingway birth home, Tours are 20-30 dollars, depending on whether or not you take the outdoor audio tour. The interior tour is 60 minutes (ours ran longer) and the outdoor audio tour is about 45 minutes. Wright designed this home when he was young and just starting a family, early in his career, when he was still an apprentice. The neat thing about this is that you see how he evolved as an architect. Wright changed this home many times, from adding walls, changing windows, adding different veneers to wall surfaces. You also learn some about Wright's mildly scandalous personal life--leaving his wife, running off to Paris, lovers and wives, spats with associates. You also see FLW the father and the creative. You really get to know the foundation of FLW and get to see some great architecture. Lots of photo ops. The children's playroom is amazing! They have a great gift shop and the volunteer docent was great. Again, you can make a history day out of this area of Oak Park.

I wasn't planning on taking this to her about my parents are in town and they took us. I'm an engineer, not an architecture guy, but the tour was very interesting. I certainly learned more about Frank Lloyd Wright than I ever thought I would know. All of the docents were very helpful and knowledgeable. Our tour guide was engaged and genuinely wanted us to learn, which is not surprising because they were a volunteer. It was a lot of standing so if that's hard on you, you might have some trouble.

Went here on the hour long tour and learned a lot about the historic house from our very knowledgeable tour guide. It was great to understand more about his architectural style and history of the late 19th century. This was definitely a unique experience which inspires me to learn about the other 24 Frank Lloyd Wright structures in Oak Park in the future.

Hard to not like this as a FLLW frequenter. Visited here on Wright Plus Walk 2023. The house and studio were the last location during the vent we toured. Really appreciated it and in getting to see the origination of the Frank Lloyd Wright name. The staff was very friendly, the tour guides were information and the different style of house from the prairie style was very interesting to me. Really loved the draft room and the studio areas. Would come back on a regular day. Only deduction is the gift shop was underwhelming.

Sorta a bonus stop on our last day in Chicago. We did an on line search of things to do and found this. Ticket for the home studio tour were like 20$ and it was worth it. Our guide was very knowledgeable and was able to answer questions. The home is thoughtfully preserved and presented. The tour flowed from one room to another and had ample space. Folks going on the tour please listen to the instructions at the beginning of the tour. Don't touch things and don't lean on things. An older gentleman in our tour leaned on the wall in almost every room. I cringed when I saw him do this. Especially in the dining room with the fabric covered walls and ceiling. We will need to come back in the summer and do the walking self guided tour when it is warmer and not raining.

The tour guide was wonderful & knowledgeable. It was just a fascinating & educational experience. Highly recommend.

Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio is a must-see attraction. My husband and I had a hard time trying to find where we check-in for our tour. Enter through the gift shop and check in at the checkout register. Our tour guide John was tremendous. He took us through over 6,000 square feet of the home that Frank Lloyd Wright designed, built, and lived in. There are so many things to see and learn. John did an excellent job of explaining the history and significance of the home and studio while being funny and entertaining. The hour flew by without me realizing it. It was so much fun. I highly recommend the Frank Lloyd Wright House and Studio for everyone.

This was a bucket list visit, and the Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio lived up to the expectations. FLW was such an extraordinary, complicated, visionary, flawed man, and this tour encompassed all of that. Our tour guide was just about perfect. He told us how he first went on this tour many, many years earlier with this wife. He loved it so much and was so fascinated by FLW that he later went to work for the site. He answered all of our questions, and I learned so much from him. We started outside the home, taking in the windows and comparing it to other nearby homes, and then our guide brought us inside, showing how FLW's aesthetic changed over the course of his career, as seen through the features in his home. The upstairs and especially the playroom, with its seating and recessed piano were my favorite parts. And then we walked over to his studio. Loved to see where so many great structures had their beginnings. The gift shop also had a lot to take in. I ended up going home with a table runner featuring the design of a FLW skylight and a trivet with another of his designs. You can also walk around the beautiful Oak Park neighborhood to see a few more of his homes. I can now say I've been to Fallingwater and now the FLW house. Excited to see even more of his creations through future travels.

Really neat to see where things really started for Frank Lloyd Wright. I was so surprised when I saw the style of his home. Our tour guide was super informative and told us all about why his home was the style it was. He certainly knew everything there was to know about the property and Frank Lloyd Wright's story. I've now been to three separate Frank Lloyd Wright properties and in each one he has a different wife. I do enjoy hearing about his kind of crazy personal life as well. I always find it especially baffling that he literally never had any money and was always in debt. I also liked learning about his kids and just his overall lifestyle while in the home. The theatre room was especially impressive. Oak park is a really beautiful neighborhood and it was great to walk around after the official tour was over to see other houses he designed. Fair warning though if you need to get back into the city via Uber, it took us a loooonnnggg time to find someone who would pick us up in Oak Park.

This tour was of Frank Lloyd Wright's home and studio in Oak Park. There was an additional walking tour of the neighborhood houses also designed by FLW that was also very nice. The tour was about 75 minutes and included a lot of really interesting facts in addition to the beautiful designs and architecture. You can book tickets ahead online or when you arrive, if time is not flexible then would suggest booking online ahead as we did have to wait about 2 hours from our arrival to getting into the tour. In that time, we did the neighborhood walking tour which was great and stopped at a nearby coffee shop for a scone and some drinks. It's a lovely area with plenty to do so worth a trip.

Totally worth the tour! The gift shop has great, unique gifts, too. Because I have spent so much time in Phoenix, I was well-accquainted with Wright's Phoenix homes, but not as much with where he and his Prairie architecture all began, his home in Wisconsin and life in Chicago. I was excited to see that all of our tour group, except the two of us, were international visitors. Our tour guide, coincidentally also named Frank, was extremely knowledgeable and a great guide. I was sad there were not more opportunities to ask questions, since there was so much to cover in a short time. He put many of Wright's theories and reasons for success into vivid perspective during the tour of his home and through his life as an architect in Chicago. We learned the tell-tale stamp of a Frank Lloyd Wright building, and the five pillars most important to Wright in his creation (the tour guide wanted to be sure we memorized this ;) so we did. Then sent us on our way to wander the neighboring areas to find more Wright homes and architecture, like Unity Temple.

It was nice to geek out over FLW's studio and home since I studied architecture in college. The tour is well ran on time with an open dialogue with the house during the tour. The house is well maintained and still has most of the original furniture and decor. Truly remarkable experience if you're into architecture!

What a fun afternoon my friend and I had on our tour! After reading Loving Frank, we knew we had to go on this tour!! The tour was packed with amazing Information! I was in awe with the beauty of the home and how informed the tour guide was. I suggest purchasing tickets ahead of time online because they do sell out. There is plenty of street parking. You check in at the gift shop, where they have some great souvenirs to purchase. If the weather is nice you can wait on the outdoor patio for your tour to start. I would definitely recommend this tour! It's in downtown Oak Park so there are some amazing restaurants close by to dine at afterwards!

Unimpressive house. FLW's ugliest. Sure, it was his earliest work but it's unimpressive. It's basically a workshop of various awkward attempts. Don't play it up. Our guide, an older woman, gushed about how wonderful the house was. Um, it wasn't. It's dark, disjointed, and boring. Other, later designs, in the neighborhood are better. Nothing like Los Angeles, though. Our guide tried to enlist my girlfriend to herd a couple of persistently lagging, entitled, and aloof Europeans (French or Belgian, unfortunately ...) to keep up with the rest of the group. Sorry, lady, that's YOUR job - don't try to offload your responsibilities on your charges. And, please, drop the affected French-accented 'Notre Dame'. You're an American. Speak like one, and stop kissing the asses of European tourists.

Great tour of FLW's home and office. Fascinating. Do the walking tour after the home tour. We had a great docent.

This was my second visit to FLW's home and studio in Oak Park; both times were with out-of-town friends. Though I remembered some aspects of the tour, it was enjoyable and educating regardless. The home and studio tour is 45 minutes to 1 hour and well suited for architecture novices. Our tour guide, Margarette, was charming and answered all questions as she led us through the house. Included was the restoration information as well. We learned about how FLW purposefully created his home and studio and the expansions he made throughout the years. I do recommend the walking tour, which is an independent half hour walk down the block from the museum. This can be done either before or after the tour of the main house. Even for those who aren't architecturally minded, the walking tour explains different styles and influences FLW used while working in this area. It helped to visually see examples of FLW's work and understand how he evolved as an architect. For the walking tour, we were given rather antiquated radios, but they worked effectively and the staff did wipe them with a disinfectant wipe before handing them to us. We completed the walking tour sooner than expected, and we were able to bump up our house tour time at the last minute. The staff in the gift shop couldn't have been lovelier! Speaking of, the gift shop contains so many interesting FLW-related items. Trivets, socks, ornaments, bookmarks, lamps, wrapping paper! It's hard not to buy out the whole gift shop. As a side note, parking can be difficult at this location, depending on the day and time your tour is. The home and studio is close to downtown Oak Park, so only nearby parallel parking is available. We went on a chilly day and very early in the day, so we had no problem finding a spot. But something to keep in mind nevertheless.

This is a fun and interesting tour. Our guide, Irene was great. I suggest taking the earliest tour available. We were able to easily find an Uber from Chicago to the location and vice versa. This was the highlight of my trip.

Loved this tour! We had a wonderful guide who had a lot of great information. The home and studio are beautiful and a must-see for any Wright fans.

This was an awesome tour! Less than $20 per adult for a ticket. It was definitely worth a trip to Oak Park and getting a detailed account of his home and first studio. My favorites were 1) the children's playroom with everything built according to their size (and the grand piano that he hid the back of by suspending it over the staircase) and 2) the octagonal office in his studio, with the octagon shape being echoed again and again in different iterations going up. The tour guide did a great job of explaining not only Frank Lloyd Wright's importance to the history of American architecture but also his family life, finances, and the beginning of his career. I thought it was fun to learn about some of his personality traits, too, like how he felt defensive about his height and how he pridefully proclaimed that he was the best architect in the world. Even if you're not a FLW fan, this would be a cool tour to take!

I visited Chicago this past weekend with some family. When I was planning and researching the trip, I remembered taking this tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's Oak Park home and studio when my dad took me to Chicago when I was 14 or so. It made an impression on me as a child, and I wanted to take the tour again. No one else in my group had ever taken the tour (and I would say only one of the three were FLW fans before the tour). And it lived up to the memory of that experience more than 15 years ago! First thing to know - the FLW Home and Studio isn't in Chicago proper. It's in Oak Park. Good news? It's a very short drive or a pretty short L ride. We took the train and walked through Oak Park and - on a nice day - it's a lovely walk. We bought our tickets online a few weeks before, because FLW has groupies, and I've tried to tour a couple of houses on other trips (am I a groupie myself?) and been very disappointed when I learned they were sold out. But we walked into the gift shop, picked up our tickets, and then waited in the courtyard for our tour to begin. Our tour guide was Michael, and he was absolutely wonderful. You could tell that he loved FLW architecture and that the was excited to share what he knew about the two buildings (the home and the studio). He definitely imparted passion for these two buildings and FLW architecture generally! The tour starts in the house (FLW's bedroom, the kids' bedrooms, the dining room, etc.) and ends in the studio. When you walk in, there's just something about this place. But with Michael's expert knowledge, you learn why FLW did X rather than Y and what his inspiration was. I think it's very easy to take architecture for granted. And taking a tour of this home/studio or another FLW building (they're all over) is a great gateway to exploring architecture. I was really moved by the beauty and thoughtfulness of the spaces we saw. I've done this tour twice, and I wouldn't hesitate to do it again. My brother (the other FLW fan in the group) loved the tour as well and decided to visit another FLW house in Chicago (the Robie House) later on during the trip (he stayed longer than me, so I missed it). My mother and our family friend (not FLW fans prior to the tour) thought it was one of the most interesting things we did throughout our time in Chicago! Great experience for the FLW groupie, architecture junkie, or for people that don't think they're into architecture as well!

Great site to see, wonderful tour guides, and easy use of automated neighborhood tour. A beautiful and enriching time.

Finally made it out to Oak Park to see the Wright Home and Studio - the Wright family's home for many decades. If you are a fan of Frank Lloyd Wright's work, this house is not to be missed! The house is located in a quiet neighborhood in Oak Park, surrounded by lots of beautiful trees and gardens. It was very easy to find and street parking was plentiful (I was there on a Saturday, so I assume parking must be easy most days!). The house itself was not what I was expecting. While it certainly stands out amongst the Victorian homes surrounding it, the Wright Home is not in the famous prairie style. However, the influence of Frank Lloyd Wright is everywhere, most notably in his signature windows, which are gorgeous! It was really fascinating to see all of these little details around the home that hint at his developing architectural style. The tour guides were wonderful and filled with lots of great facts and stories. Masks are no longer required for vaccinated people, and the guides did a great job of making everyone feel comfortable with wearing masks or not. The tour costs $20, with the option to donate more to support the trust. I HIGHLY recommend this tour to any FLW fan, but also to anyone who enjoys seeing beautifully restored old homes. It was a great tour!

HOLY MOTHER OF PEARL this was a wonderful and extravagant experience. this house is unreal in its grandeur and beauty. i fell to my knees and cried in this house because of how BREATHTAKING it is!!!! religious experience fr. made my knees shake and my palms sweat. a must see.

With it being such a gross, rainy day I was hesitant about making the drive to Oak Park for the holiday tour at the Frank Lloyd Wright house, but I was so glad I made the visit. The free hot cocoa and cookies in the gift shop (today only) and then the free tour that followed was just lovely. The tour guides are so knowledgeable and gave all sorts of background on how Frank Llyod Weight developed his prairie style. The foundation has done a great job with the restoration of the house, and the Christmas decorations bwere beautiful. This was a wonderful place to visit for a short trip, and the free holiday tour/cocoa made it all the more worthwhile!

If you have any interest in FLW, this is a must-see. The studio is amazing. The family living area a delight. The neighborhood setting is quaint.

Super cool museum tour of architecture's demigod Frank Lloyd Wright house and studio! This place is cool and the whole area is pretty amazing. There's so much to see here if you dig his style. There's houses all over the neighborhood designed by him and google maps made them easy to find. The tour itself is pretty great, you get to see his designs and ideas for a living space. It's crazy these were designed in so long ago and the detail is amazing. It goes for about an hour and there is a good amount of covid precautions in place. Since the tour groups are smaller due to covid I would totes suggest buying tour tickets online instead of buying at the place. Even still they seem to offer tours every half hour to that helps as well. Definitely a lot of history to soak up here and the whole area is a great place to walk around!

Prairie architecture style was kind of born in Oak Park and it is probably a capitol of the Prairie style in the World. Just for that single reason, one who likes art and architecture should visit Oak Park and Frank Lloyd Wright home/studio. I do not want to dwell on the house as the Forest Drive (and adjacent street) guided tour will give you more about brilliant ideas that were developed around of turn of the 19th century. Hiden entrances and shear aesthetics that stood time is a proof that it was worth it. There is a sense that you are witnessing something special when you see these marvelous houses on the Forest Drive and the gossipy stories about not-so-nice Frank's mom have no effect on me. He was bold and he was thoughtful and I can get over his fussiness with the owners. It was well worth visiting it.

Frank Lloyd Wright designed several buildings in this section of Oak Park, Illinois, which also includes his home and studio. It was a wonderful experience to just walk through the neighborhood for a while and look around. Taking a walk, you realize just how versatile Frank Lloyd Wright was. The first Wright design I ever encountered in person is the Guggenheim museum, a monument of abstraction, modernism and the retro future. But when you walk through Wright's old neighborhood in Oak Park, you get a totally different view of Wright's architectural genius and oeuvre. Definitely recommend a visit to Wright's old neighborhood to anyone visiting the Chicago area.

In compare to my visit to Falling Water at Pittsburgh, this is just above average house. Obviously this house is his own home. He do not have all the money to build his house to luxury package compared to Falling Water. This is just simply a home for his family and his studio. The house feel like Japanese culture influenced. It has the little things that functions of the space. I cannot imagine house that has less room to grew his 6 children. Nothing fancy about the house. I do like the playroom to insert their piano to create more play room. Each room has good lighting and skylight. But the studio do have the fancy structure design with octagonal roof with tension holding roof. This will not work at Florida since we have hurricane. It work at Chicago since most of the load is gravity load. The studio has more detail and worth a visit.

If you like architecture or Chicage history, the Frank Lloyd Wright House tour and Neighborhood Walking tour are a must. The house tour takes about an hour and you are led by a knowledgeable tour guide. The guide is primarily English, and there are other languages available. The walking tour is self guided audio tour. There are 10 houses and it is at your own pace. It is about 1/4 mile on paved sidewalk. Suitable for all mobility abilities, and audio is in many languages. You can also purchase a map that contains seversl more houses.

I've visited the FLW home and studio many times over the years and I find the home a beautiful showcase of Oak Park history. The home has fun nooks and crannies and I learn something new every time I visit. The house has been part of the Chicago Architectural Center Open House also - always a good visit (is you're fast, they also have the Robie House open). There's also a cute gift shop - for all of your FLW needs.

The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio is a beautiful, historic Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house in Oak Park. And it's not just any beautiful, historic Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house--it's the one he designed when he was 22 (what the fuck), where he lived for years with his first wife and their six kids (definitely pulling this from Wikipedia). I actually visited five years ago, during a trip to Chicago in 2014, but I forgot to review the place and then passed by it multiple times when I was staying in Oak Park last month. You don't need to know this, but this whole paragraph is basically devoted to my Yelp OCD, and I'm just sorry that you're still reading it. Anyway, the house was gorgeous, of course. We didn't take a tour (I would like to do that one day; looking at the photos, I don't think we saw the whole house), but we did walk around and browse the gift shop, which was worth visiting on its own. Frank Lloyd Wright shit makes for great museum store kinds of gift items. We bought a picture frame, which I'm now realizing has gone unused for five years because we never print pictures. If you find yourself in or near Oak Park, the Frank Lloyd Wright Home is definitely worth seeing. It's a cool place, both inside and out. I'd like to spend more time there next time I'm in town.

A great visit to undeniably one of the greatest architects home and studio . How can you not visit ?

Went to the inside tour of the home and studio. The tour was informative and very interesting. The tour guide and people working in the museum shop were extremely nice, friendly and accommodating. Highly recommend!

Built 1889, reacquired & renovated 1974, the FLW home & studio offers an intimate look at Wright's frontal attack on Victorian design and style. Restored to its 1909 appearance with many original details that survived the intervening years as an apartment house including floors and wall murals, and surprisingly many original furniture pieces were repurchased. Think compression (entry) and expansion (the space). Marvel at the 6 fireplaces, the library and especially the barrel-vaulted second-floor space built for the 6 children, a fantastic family room. The one-hour tour gives you a great sense of how difficult it must have been to live and work with this genius American architect! The gift shop is in the old garage where the man parked his yellow convertible lol. The walking tour thru the neighborhood is just you and an audio device, no docent who can answer questions, so the extra $15 pp is pretty obnoxious. You can replicate the tour easily enuf, just grab the brochure and walk the block of Forest Ave, with a tiny side trip down Elizabeth Court, to see the 6 other FLW-designed houses in the neighborhood. Logistics: as others have noted free parking is readily available on the streets. I highly recommend booking ahead if your schedule is constrained. Kids will be bored to tears by this tour. And yes Yelp, they do have a gender-neutral bathroom. As of March 2017 no additional fee is charged to take pictures inside the house. I posted a few of mine here.

I have known this famous architect by designing Japanese Prestigious hotel. Visiting here I was so impressed of his work.

Okay. Neat to see the place and it definately is a beautiful house, just was constantly rushed out and told to "keep it moving" because we had other tour groups behind us. Great. Other than that it was neat to see and I'm glad I went. No need to go again, as it is a "one and done" but a little more patience would have been nice. Especially those of us who are driving long distances...ya know at $6.00 plus a gallon.

Great your. Wonderful example of FLW's life and career. The docents are all very knowledgeable.

Loved it!! We had a little debate about whether to leave downtown Chicago and spend the majority of a day in Oak Park. I'm so glad we did. I'm a fan of 20th c architecture, FLW, and historic homes, so this tour was perfect fit. The price is a little steep especially if you're bringing a family or paying for multiple adults, so we decided to forego the paid walking tour option (that includes a headset) and just do the guided tour of the house and studio. We opted instead to walk the block ourselves afterwards, it was a gorgeous day, and just chat about what we saw. We also decided not to pay the extra fee to take photos inside as there were plenty of books and cards in the shop if we needed visual reminders of the visit. The house and studio are pristinely preserved. It almost feels as if the family has just left for a moment and yum popped in to peek at the inside. Our guide was very interesting and her tour was quite polished. Although I felt a bit hurried at times (they get a lot of people though the door each hour), I thoroughly enjoyed the tour.

Well worth a drive out to Oak Park if you are visiting Chicago. Great for the FLW fan and/or architecture fan. We bought our home tour tickets in advance, arrived at the gift shop just a few minutes before our tour and had the opportunity to lock up coats and bags (optional but I recommend as there are some tight spaces in the house). Our guide was friendly, full of great knowledge and answered all of our questions. One question she wasn't 100% sure about but went and sought out an expert after the tour for the answer. That's service! The home is very unique and because of several expansions in the time FLW lived there, the home has a lots of interesting stories. Don't forget to check out the surrounding neighborhood where there are several other privately-owned FLW houses. If it weren't a snowy and slick day out, we would have walked around more and maybe have visited the temple he designed that is also close by. Enjoy your visit!

I've done several FLW tours across America, including others in Chicago, and this one did not disappoint. In the Oak Park neighborhood the Home and Studio and city tours run daily. The nearby Unity Temple is closed on Sunday. The home and studio tour is an hour long and gives a good view of both properties including some background on FLW, the use of the properties throughout time and of course the architecturally significant features in the properties. The guide was very knowledgeable and was a good presenter. The guide mentioned that the guides write their own tour so going on the tour again might unearth more interesting facts or a different angle on the home. Another nice service is that they have cabinets to lock up luggage and backups in while you go on the tour - no charge. So feel free to stop by on the way to or from the airport if you're a visitor. ​

Not only is it fascinating to see FLW's home and studio, but the organization also has a fantastic tour and a really fun gift shop. Best of all, you can also get a nice walk in and explore some of FLW's other works. You can get a map and enjoy a self-guided walking tour of some lovely FLW homes that are all quite close to this location. Totally worth it!

This was truly an amazing tour that my parents and I will never forget! I grew up with my mami always speaking fondly of the architecture course that she took in college where she loved learning about Frank Lloyd Wright and Mies van der Rohe! So when my parents came to Chicago for a few days...this was a "no brainer" choice on our list of fun things to do. The easiest part was taking the Chicago Architecture Foundation's (CAF) Tour which included the 20-30 minute narrated ride in a coach bus to and from the Wright Home and Studio, included a walking tour of nearby Wright designed homes in Oak Park, and terminated after a fully guided tour at The Unity Temple with another educationally narrated bus ride back to downtown Chicago to the CAF headquarters. (See CAF Yelp Page for that review)...our Docent was retired professor David Smith-absolutely THE BEST! Highlights: The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio- Wright..I mean right now..I am just going to address the highlights of the home and studio tour presented by our guide Irene (who is phenomenal, exceptionally knowledgeable (is a retired librarian), and excellent with people)! The Home- 1. Electricity was installed in the 1900s! (See photograph of light switch). 2. Influenced by Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright used rice paper lighting for the first time in the home 3. Windows were called "light screens" which allowed individuals in the house to gaze outside as if nature was all encompassing 4. Furniture in the dining room included a large table that seated the entire family including a specially made high chair for the baby/toddler to be pulled right up to the table without a tray so s/he could join the family at the table 5. The Family resided in the home for approximately 20 years 6. The home included a "playroom" for the children which included "The Fisherman and the Genie" story mural for the children, as well as a piano and a seating area for an audience to enjoy the performances 7. Entry and Exit from the home was considered "a journey of discovery" in which the entryway was "hidden" 8. No attics were built in the home..Mr. Wright carved out the wood in the ceiling to give it an open area -style of architecture is called the manipulation throughout the home as compression and release 9. In 1909 Mr. Wright left his wife and six children (heavily in debt) to continue to reside in the home while he left for Berlin, Germany. The Studio- 1. Includes one of five urns that Mr. Wright designed (on display-see picture) 2. Includes drafting tables and modern lighting in which 131 buildings were designed in his studio 3. A safe was installed for Mr. Wright to store his collection of Japanese Prints 4. Marion Mahoney was the first practicing female architect employed by Mr. Wright in his Studio-however, she did not appear to receive "recognition" for her contributions (see: https://www.curbed.com/2017/6/8/15755858/marion-mahony-walter-burley-griffin-wright-drawings ) 5. Studio included a library 6. Natural Light emulates through the studio drafting area via a Cupola FYI-Hollywood Celebrities have taken the tour! Prior to the tour while waiting outside I spoke with one of the Docents from the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust who stated that "Yes some celebrities (Hollywood) have visited this location....including actor Richard Gere, actor Elijah Wood who played Frodo Baggins in the movie 'Lord of The Rings,' and actress Bebe Neuwirth who played Lilith in the TV sitcom 'Cheers' among others."

Beautiful. Don't miss the tour if you're in oak park. The light, the spaces, the ingenious design to fit his family's life will inspire. Lots of unexpected touches- a tree growing through the house. The back of a piano hacked off so it would fit just right. All of the furniture designed specifically for the house. I'm not an architectural expert as you can tell. But the house and studio are a fascinating look into a genius' mind.

I've long been a fan of Frank Lloyd Wright's work so it was fun to get to tour his home and studio. The hourlong tour was fascinating and our guide did a great job of speaking loudly and clearly despite being masked. It seemed kinda pricy ($20/ticket) for the tour. But I'd still recommend it.