The Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece, nestled within the lush, wooded Bear Run Nature Reserve, is a timeless monument to organic architecture at its absolute best. Learn how architect, client, and site came together to create a house designed for living in harmony with nature.
Please note that the lecture is not held in Fallingwater itself, but at The Barn at Fallingwater. The Barn is a late 1800s' Pennsylvania bank barn that was once part of the Kaufmann’s dairy farm. Today this LEED certified building has been adapted for other uses including meeting and gathering space.
If you're adding a lecture as a part of your visit to Fallingwater we suggest allowing at least three hours on site and scheduling your tour no later than 12 noon and no earlier than 3:30 pm.
Cost: $8.00 when purchased with a Fallingwater house tour; $18.00 for the lecture only. This lecture may also be booked for groups by special arrangement.
A 90-minute experience around the exterior of the house and its immediate setting, this hike allows you to enjoy the landscape that drew the Kaufmann family to this special place and inspired Frank Lloyd Wright. This hike is approximately 1.5 miles over moderately rugged terrain and appropriate footwear and weather related clothing is essential as the tour is offered rain or shine. Guests are treated to a birds-eye view from above, the iconic southwest view, and seeing the building form its own cascade down the hillside when viewing the masterwork from the east. This hike is great by itself or when combined with another tour for a full-day experience.
Available by advance purchase only.