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5.0 of 5 stars.
The tour was great, and I highly recommend that you also take the self guided walking audio casette tour of the surrounding neighborhood which has lots of interesting Frank Lloyd Wright designed homes...
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
If you're a huge FLW fan, this is a must-see on your list. If not so much, the tour itself can be long and boring. Our tour guide, Margaret, was quite informative, so it wasn't that death-like. I...
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Loved the home and studio and what I learned but the staff was uptight and scolded people who touched anything (sometimes innocently) no, i was not one of these people.prior to going it, i thought the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'll start this out with the precaution that I am a design student and am really getting into architecture and am a big fan of Frank Lloyd Wrights work. We bought our tickets at the gift shop, which...
yelp.com - user review - 07/10/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Whenever my mother's family comes into town for Thanksgiving, they want to do something "cultural and relevant" (i.e. touristy.) The thing is, I always kinda roll my eyes when no one's looking and...
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Short review. I'm an architecture fan and foremost a FLW fan. Nuff said. A must-do pilgrimage for a Frank Lloyd Wright fan, and a probably-should for architecture fans.
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Very good. If you're an FLW fan, you must go. That's all there is to it. I took some "FLW who?" people and they enjoyed it. I've been to some of his other more elaborate homes and I was surprised by...
yelp.com - user review - 05/24/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
if you can get out to oak park, i highly recommend checking out the frank lloyd wright home and studio. it's a million times better than the robie house and it's a nice little adventure out of the...
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I enjoyed this tour and the background info as a FLW fanatic. If you can get the ipod tour, take it. You can walk around the corner and see the flw creations (but only from the outside). Once a...
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Being a student of interior architecture and having the opportunity to see FLW's work, could not make me any more giddy. I felt like a little kid in a candy shop. I was so thrilled with all the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Toured the FLW home and studio this past Tuesday. Weather was chilly, so we purchased our tickets at the gift shop (rather than online beforehand), which was fine as there were only 9 people on our...
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Didn't tour his studio but the walking tour of his houses is worth a few hours when the weather is nice. It's a tour everyone that lives in Chicago should experience.
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is an extraordinary tour and very informative. You can learn about his life and his architecture from knowledgeable tour guides. The tour of the homes was enjoyable but I preferred the tour of...
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My husband and I took the guided tour last weekend with my parents who were visiting. My mom had recently read "Loving Frank" was has been enamored with finding out more about Wright. This was the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Good guide here, very passionate and had many nice tidbits. The building is beautiful, inside and out. It's nice you can see many other FLW-designed buildings in the area too. One negative is a...
yelp.com - user review - 01/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Five stars for the physical buildings, 2.5 stars for the docents. I don't think I need to go into how much I idolize FLW or his work. We went on the walking tour of the neighborhood and the tour of...
yelp.com - user review - 10/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you have little ones, and want to enjoy something very adult - appreciating the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright - take the self-guided audio tour. With an 8 and 5 year old, we just knew they'd...
yelp.com - user review - 10/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Frank Lloyd Wright is usually associated with Prairie architecture, but his career was so long that it can be divided into separate distinct periods, more like an artist. His Home and Studio is such...
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Proviso: No two people are alike, so you may completely disagree with this review. I can only offer my experience.I am a fan of Wright's architectural styles. However, the tour annoyed me for a couple...
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Its really worth the money to take a guided tour of the home and studio. But I suggest buying a map and walking around on your own to look at the other Wright homes in the neighborhood. Parking is...
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Amazingly inspirational tour full of breathtaking rooms. Every room had purpose and was so clearly thought out from the shape, placement of the windows, to the mural all the walls.hint: there's a...
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I spent a week in Chicago, and after about five days, when I exhausted my list of must do things, I searched around for things that weren't so frequented. That's when I happened upon the Frank Lloyd...
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is assuming a lot of things. Because I took the damn green line all the way out there and the tour was sold out! But walking around the neighborhood looking at different houses was really nice. I...
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you are interested in design and architecture, this is a must-do!One of the reasons I decided to visit Chicago was to see some of Wright's work. So visiting his home and studio in Oak Park was...
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My friend is in town from Montreal and she had expressed a lot of interest in going to see FLW's architecture. I took off yesterday and went with two friends into Oak Park, which was a straight shoot...
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'll admit it..I'm a big fan of Frank Lloyd Wright.So when I took my first trip to Chicago last August, this was a must see for me. I was just amazed by the architecture in this historical...
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Plenty of reasons to give 5 stars. Five stars for the playroom alone. Another five stars for the studio. Our guide, John, was an extremely knowledgable docent. In spite of the fact that the group in...
yelp.com - user review - 11/02/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Actually, I'd really give the tour 2-3 stars, but I really like Oak Park and Mr. Wright, so I'll concede. : ) Coming from the city, it's pretty easy and relatively painless to get to the House--as...
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a total dork and I love this place. I do agree, the tour is a little slow and they don't let you walk around on your own. But the guide knew his stuff and was very good.
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm an architecture/history/museum junkie, so of course anything Frank Lloyd Wright is right up my alley. I wasn't that impressed. The home is easy to find if you take the Green Line from the city....
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Truthfully...I didn't want to go to Frank Lloyd Wright's house in Oak Park. At all. It was at the suggestion of my stepdad, in visiting from Michigan that I conceded. I just couldn't figure out why...
yelp.com - user review - 05/08/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I am a big FLW fan and have gone to a few of his buildings, including Fallingwater (AMAZING), a synagogue he designed in Philly, Robie House, and one in CA (or was it AZ?)... So, I was excited to tour...
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I didn't always have an aversion to Frank Lloyd Wright, it actually started with a class I took on the history of architecture in SF/Bay Area, sounded promising. I mean I am the biggest architecture...
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you love FLLW you have to visit. Very inspirational and informative tours. Beautiful home and amazing architecture.
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2006
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Frank Lloyd Wright must have been an amazing person. Great acomplishments and a fantastic career yes indeed. I like the tour of his former home and studio, but what really impressed me was the man him...
judysbook.com - user review - 04/27/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A must see in Oak Park. A wonderful destination. A fine example of Wright.
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
His work looks much better in person then it does in slides.
yelp.com - user review - 03/27/2006
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If you have any interest in the work of the architect Frank Lloyd Wright's work, this place is a must see. It is one of the more interesting tours you can take.In it you can get some real insight ...
judysbook.com - user review - 01/16/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Frank Lloyd Wright purchased his home at 951 Chicago Ave in 1889 with $5,000 of borrowed money. This is now a priceless home that is the meeting place for the F.L.W. walking tour that takes place...
yelp.com - user review - 11/28/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What better way to experience the simple elegance and beauty of one of the most celebrated architects of the 20th century than to start at his home and studio. Once you've gathered at the Gingko Tree...
yelp.com - user review - 10/25/2005
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A must for architecture buffs! You can also rent an audio guide and do a walking tour of homes designed by Wright in the surrounding neighborhood.
judysbook.com - user review - 08/29/2005
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The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio is an excellent place to visit if you are interested in architecture. This is the home in Oak Park that Wright and his family lived in for many years. It is a ...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/08/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oak Park is famous thanks to Ernest Hemingway, and architect Frank Lloyd Wright. His career lasted decades, but it was starting to blossom when he designed his own home and studio in Oak Park. As his...
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2005
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If you love achutecture, you will really enjoy looking at his house and studio. they have a tour guide that will walk you though his house and studio and explain how he came up with the ideas he did f...
judysbook.com - user review - 07/27/2005
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