Frank Lloyd Wright arguably remains America's greatest architect, but you can decide yourself if he deserves the title at an overwhelming number of Wright-designed homes that still stand today.
From the East Coast to the Midwest to the desert to the West Coast, Wright's work dots the country, providing plenty of overnight getaways and long-haul pilgrimages for architecture fans or just curious travelers.
Here are the best Frank Lloyd Wright houses to visit this summer.
Fallingwater
FallingwaterMCT / ImagnMill Run, Pennsylvania
Any journey through Wright's work should begin with Fallingwater. The Mill Run, Pennsylvania, residence is a masterclass in classic FLW concepts: organic architecture, destroy the box, cantilevering, Japanese influences, the hearth, and more. With the sounds and sights of the Bear Run tributary permeating the living space, Fallingwater presents the most compelling argument for Wright's philosophies.
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Taliesin
TaliesinChelsey Lewis / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / ImagnSpring Green, Wisconsin
If you want to understand how a master works, go to his workshop. The original Taliesin, in Wright's native Wisconsin, was the site of much of the architect's formative work -- and also many of his greatest hardships. While fires, murder, and intrigue give the property a gossipy allure, a tour of Taliesin is also a great way to learn about how Wright worked and developed the talents of his devoted followers.
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Frederick C. Robie House
Frederick C. Robie HouseScott Olson / Getty ImagesChicago, Illinois
Many of Wright's most famous projects live outside of major cities in small burbs, but the Robie House is smack dab in Hyde Park, right by the University of Chicago. An excellent example of Prairie Style architecture, the home spreads horizontally like the plains of the American West, while remaining grounded with a central hearth and lets in plenty of light through its art-glass windows.
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Hollyhock House
Hollyhock HouseAraya Doheny / Getty ImagesLos Angeles, California
A visit to Hollyhock House in East Hollywood gets you three times the architectural exposure in one visit, since Wright handed off oversight of the project to his son, Lloyd Wright, and his assistant, Rudolph Schindler, both accomplished in their own rights. Sitting somewhere between Wright's Prairie Style and his textile block structures, Hollyhock is a fascinating enigma.
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Ennis House
Ennis HouseJustin Sullivan / Getty ImagesLos Angeles, California
Follow Hollyhock with a visit to the Ennis House, not far away in Los Feliz, to see over 27,000 of Wright's textile blocks arranged in a monumental structure, famously featured in a number of Hollywood movies.
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Cedar Rock
Independence, Iowa
The inspiration for an entire Iowa state park, Cedar Rock is a prime example of Wright's Usonian design principles, especially since the architect took such interest in designing every detail of the living space, down to the draperies and accessories.
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Taliesin West
Scottsdale, Arizona
If you're going to do the original Taliesin, you can measure Wright's intellectual evolution by visiting his western outpost in Arizona. Embedded in its desert environment, the National Historic Landmark (and home of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation) shows off what the architect could do with environmental resources far from the trees and rivers that made him famous in the East and Midwest.
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Seth Peterson Cottage
Sauk County, Wisconsin
While it may not be one of Wright's most famous designs, the one-room Seth Peterson Cottage, in the woods above Mirror Lake, is the first and now one of few Wright residences that's available for overnight rental. If you want to truly get a feel for what it's like to live in a FLW-designed home, without shelling out millions, this is your chance.
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