Taliesin
Frank Lloyd Wright's home and studio, a World Heritage Site. Its Prairie-style architecture blends into the hills of the Wisconsin River valley.
Taliesin, in Spring Green, is the home and studio that Frank Lloyd Wright began building in 1911. It was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2019 as part of 'The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright.' The buildings follow the hillside and blend into the surrounding river valley and fields. The estate also includes the Hillside Home School and the Romeo and Juliet Windmill Tower. Visits are by guided tour only, with routes ranging from 1 to 4 hours. Book on the official website. Tours depart from the visitor centre on the bank of the Wisconsin River. It is about 60 km from Madison.
Opening hours
Tours daily about May–October; in winter, only a few sessions on weekends
Nearby sights
- House on the Rock
- Cave of the Mounds
- Mount Horeb
- New Glarus
- National Mustard Museum
- First Unitarian Society Meeting House
- UW–Madison Arboretum
- Picnic Point & Lakeshore Path