Taliesin and

Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center

Spring Green, WI

Explore Taliesin, the extraordinary home, studio, and 800-acre property of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Taliesin is located in the Driftless Region of southwestern Wisconsin and includes buildings from nearly every decade of his career from the 1890s to the 1950s.

Wright appropriately named his Wisconsin residence Taliesin, which means “shining brow,” in honor of his Welsh heritage. He built his home on the side or “brow” of the hill because he said if you built on top of the hill, you’d lose the hill.

Taking inspiration from the surrounding hills and valley of his boyhood, he constructed a “living laboratory” in harmony with nature. Multiple wings and terraces frame the landscape to embrace the site from which Taliesin stands. Today, Taliesin is a National Historic Landmark (1976) and is one of eight historic buildings inscribed on to the UNESCO World Heritage List for The 20th Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright (2019).

In addition to a variety of tours, guests have the opportunity to experience Taliesin on a more immersive level through adult workshops, speaker salons, summer camps, business retreats, and more. Adult workshops invite visionaries in the fields of architecture, nature, culture, painting, photography, culinary arts, agriculture, and more to engage in shared learning and meaningful exchanges. Dynamic youth summer camps empower the next generation of changemakers by providing skills to reimagine the future.

Tour of Hillside Drafting Studio

Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center at Riverview Terrace

All tours and programming begin at the Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center at Riverview Terrace, open daily from May through October, and on weekends in April and November. Inside, guests can browse the Gift Shop and enjoy locally sourced food and beverage options while admiring the water views at Riverview Terrace.