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Frank Lloyd Wright Trail

Born in Richland Center, Wright is widely considered the greatest American architect of all time. Wisconsin is home to over 40 of his built works, and the Frank Lloyd Wright Trail includes nine public sites along a designated 200-mile route through southern Wisconsin. All nine sites on the trail are available for the public to visit and tour.

Racine, WI

SC Johnson Administrative Building and Research Tower

Visit the only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed corporate headquarters still in use, well known for the Great Workroom. While here you can also tour the Wright-designed Research Tower, which counts as a second stop along the trail.

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Racine, WI

Johnson Foundation at Wingspread

Designed as a grand residence for the Herbert Fisk Johnson, Jr., family, this elegant four-winged building is now a conference center and offers free tours by advance reservation only.

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Milwaukee, WI

Frank Lloyd Wright's Burnham Block

An example of Wright’s “American System-Built Homes,” these two homes are the earliest example of dwellings Wright designed as part of a series of affordable mass-produced homes.

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Madison, WI

Monona Terrace

Wright’s architectural vision for this Madison community center was first proposed in 1938, and was completed in 1997 with interiors redesigned by Taliesin architect Tony Puttnam.

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Madison, WI

First Unitarian Society Meeting House

Built in 1951, this building is internationally recognized as an icon of religious architecture. The overall design is triangular, encompassing a soaring auditorium roof, bell tower, and parish hall.

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Spring Green, WI

Taliesin and Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center

This extraordinary home, studio, and 800-acre property includes buildings from nearly every decade of Wright’s career from the 1890s to the 1950s. Taliesin was designated as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2019 and is a National Historic Landmark. The visitor center, where your tour begins, is located at Riverview Terrace, the only Wright-designed restaurant in the world. It currently houses a gift shop and cafe.

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Spring Green, WI

Wyoming Valley School

Just minutes away from Taliesin is the only public elementary school designed by Wright. See the beautifully restored classrooms featuring natural light, soaring ceilings, and a fireplace and hearth.

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Richland Center, WI

A.D. German Warehouse

Located in Wright’s birthplace, this warehouse features an impressive brick structure topped by a concrete frieze. It is the only remaining commercial structure from Wright’s “organic” period of 1911–1924.

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