Frank Lloyd Wright's Buffalo Houses Tour

Please join us on this fascinating one day architectural tour of the Buffalo area. We visit two of Frank Lloyd Wright's famous houses -- the Martin House & Graycliff Estate. We get guided tours of the insides of both houses. If you have ever wondered what the inside of a home designed by a world-famous architect might look like, here is your opportunity.  The Globe & Mail newspaper said this about the Martin House: “Worth the drive to Buffalo. There is no time like the present to see it.”.  
NOTE! This tour involves moderate walking and many stairs. This tour is not recommended for those with mobility issues or those who have difficulty climbing stairs. Comfortable walking shoes are recommended. 
1-Day Trip
Sat Apr 13, 2019
$135 + HST 

Trip Highlights

  • Round-trip bus transportation on a deluxe highway bus with washroom and WiFi. 
  • Admission & guided 60 minute standard tour of the Darwin D. Martin House
  • Admission & guided 90 min extended tour of Graycliff Estate
  • Stop at Wegman's McKinley for lunch in the market cafe. Lunch on your own. 
  • Wonderful gift shops at both houses for FLW themed products.
  • Complimentary bottled water and snacks on the bus. 
  • Fully escorted trip with tour director available during the trip.
  • All tips.

Pickup Locations

For details about a pickup location, click on it's name below.

Return Times

  • Appleby Line 7:55 PM
  • Mississauga 8:25 PM
  • York Mills 8:50 PM
  • Vaughan 9:20 PM

Tour Date

Sat Apr 13, 2019

Price

​All prices are per person, in Canadian dollars. HST is extra.
 $135 + HST
To book over the phone
please call (866) 208-295

Deposits, Payments, Cancellations & Refunds

  • 100% full refund if you cancel at least 14 days before the trip departure date. 
  • Sorry but no refunds if cancellation is received less then 14 days before trip departure date. 
  • Your seat is fully transferable to anyone else up to the time of departure without penalty. 

Travelling With Children

  • Children 10 and older are welcome on this trip. Price for children is same as adults. ​

Travel Documents

  • US Immigration requires that all travellers MUST have a passport (or Nexus or EDL cards).  If you do not have a Canadian or USA passport, please make sure that you have the appropriate permissions or documentation to travel to the USA. 
  • If you are denied entry to the US, sadly we will have to leave you at the border.
  • Sorry but no refunds if you are denied entry.

Emergency Medical Insurance

  • Even though this is a day trip, emergency medical and trip cancellation insurance is strongly recommended. Getting ill in the USA can be very expensive. If you are not covered by a workplace or other policy, we recommend that you purchase insurance for this trip.
  • Both CAA and RBC Insurance sell such insurance online or you can also call Marville Travel at (905) 891-0111 and one of the agents will be pleased to assist you.

Frank Lloyd Wright

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Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer, and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and completed 532. Wright was recognized in 1991 by the American Institute of Architects as "the greatest American architect of all time".

Wright was a leader of the Prairie School movement of architecture and his work includes original and innovative examples of many building types, including offices, churches, schools, skyscrapers, hotels, and museums.  

Darwin D Martin Complex

Arguably one of the best works by America’s greatest architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. 

Constructed between 1903-05, the Martin House complex exemplifies Wright’s early career “Prairie House” ideal.  

Even Wright himself  said this about the Martin House: "the most perfect thing of its kind in the world - a domestic symphony," and referred to it as "the opus" some 50 years after it was built. 

Graycliff Estate

The Graycliff Estate is set on a cliff 65 feet above Lake Erie with sweeping views of Lake Erie and Canada.  

Graycliff is comprised of three buildings set within eight scenic acres of gardens and grounds, all designed by Wright. The long, low, horizontal lines of the house complement the lake and the cliff strata. It not only captures the warm summer light and the cool lake breezes, but even in the depths of winter is light, inviting and welcoming.

Built between 1926-31, Graycliff is one of Wright’s most significant designs of the 1920s, and shares several innovative architectural elements with Wright’s most famous dwelling, Fallingwater in Pennsylvania (designed a decade later.)