Frank Lloyd Wright's Pennsylvania Houses Tour
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In addition, this trip also includes a visit to the extensive Heinz History Center, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution and at 275,000 square feet, the largest history museum in Pennsylvania. Out of 16 exhibit sections, notable ones include Mr. Rogers' Neighbourhood which contains the original set pieces and artifacts from the TV show and of course the HJ Heinz section which showcases 150 years of innovation at the HJ Heinz Company. For more information on the exhibits, please click here.
Note this tour involves moderate walking, uphill and downhill climbs and stairs at both Frank Lloyd Wright houses! This tour is not recommended for those with mobility issues or those who have difficulty climbing stairs. Comfortable walking shoes are recommended!
Tour Dates
3-Day Trip
May 3-5, 2025
May 3-5, 2025
Only $99 deposit to reserve your seat. Deposit fully refundable if you cancel for any reason by the dates shown in the deadlines table further down this page.
Price
All prices are per person, in Canadian dollars. All taxes and tips are included!
- Double $849
- Triple $779
- Quad $749
- Single $1049
For explanation of the words Double, Triple, Quad & Single click here
Pickup Locations
7:30 AM Vaughan Carpool
8:00 AM York Mills Station
8:30 AM Mississauga Carpool
8:45 AM Mississauga McDonalds
9:25 AM Appleby Line Carpool
10:00 AM Grimsby Carpool
8:00 AM York Mills Station
8:30 AM Mississauga Carpool
8:45 AM Mississauga McDonalds
9:25 AM Appleby Line Carpool
10:00 AM Grimsby Carpool
To book over the phone
please call (866) 208-2950
please call (866) 208-2950
Inclusions
- Round trip transportation on highway motorcoach with a washroom and WiFi included.
- Two nights accommodation at the lovely Hilton Garden Inn, Uniontown, PA.
- 3 Meals (2 breakfasts and 1 group welcome dinner).
- Admission & guided tour at Fallingwater House.
- Admission & extended guided tour at Kentuck Knob House.
- Admission & self-guided tour at the Heinz History Center.
- Shopping opportunity at Millcreek Mall and Grove City Premium Outlets.
- Stop at Duty Free Store on return to Canada.
- Escorted tour with ShortTrips.ca tour director available during trip.
- All taxes and tips included.
Approximate Return Times
- Grimsby 7:05 PM
- Appleby Line 8:10 PM
- Mississauga Carpool 8:45 PM
- Mississauga McDonalds 9:00 PM
- York Mills 9:30 PM
- Vaughan 10:00 PM
Deposits, Payments, Cancellations & Refunds
- $99 deposit required to reserve your seats. Deposit is fully refundable if you cancel for any reason by the appropriate deadline for the tour date. See table below.
- Reminder emails will be sent a few days before the due date for the final payment. Final payments are not refundable once paid.
- If the tour has to be cancelled due to travel restrictions or government shutdowns, a full & prompt refund will be done regardless of how many days are left before departure.
- You can transfer your seat to anyone else you know up to the time of departure without penalty, there is no cost for name changes.
Payment & Cancellation Deadlines
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Travelling With Children
- Children 10+ are welcome on this tour, same price 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
- 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 some other blanket travel/medical insurance policy, please consider purchasing emergency medical insurance online from CAA or TD Insurance or RBC Insurance or Manulife.
Tour Highlights
Frank Lloyd Wright
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.
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.
Fallingwater
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Completed in 1937, Fallingwater is a 20th Century architectural milestone, celebrated worldwide and named "Best American Building of the Last 125 Years" by the Journal of the American Institute of Architects.
Fallingwater doesn't merely complement the landscape, it becomes one with it. Fully expressing Wright's concept of "organic architecture," the house looks as though it grew naturally out of Bear Run's rocks, trees and water. Basing the structure on three steel-reinforced concrete pads, falling-water-4Wright cantilevered the house over the waterfall. Without relying on any support pillars, Fallingwater projects outward above the shimmering cascade, its form simple, elegant, dramatic, seemingly suspended in mid-air... and yet perfectly integrated into its surroundings. Little wonder, then, that National Geographic Traveler magazine has named Fallingwater one of its "50 Places of a Lifetime," while Smithsonian Magazine has included it in its list of "28 Places You Should See in Your Lifetime." In the more than seven decades since its completion, it has been visited by millions of people-many of them luminaries. Albert Einstein spent time there, as did the artist Frida Kahlo. A tour of Fallingwater will expand your appreciation for more than just Wright's architectural genius. Indeed, Fallingwater transcends mere architecture, fully becoming a work of art. And when you visit, you'll note that it houses works of art by other 20th Century masters, including Pablo Picasso and Diego Rivera. |
Kentuck Knob
Not far from Fallingwater sits Frank Lloyd Wright's mountain house, Kentuck Knob. Built on a bluff 2,000 feet above sea level, it stands just below the crest of the mountain with which it shares its name. Described as both "dramatic and serene," the exterior almost appears to be part of the mountain itself.
The design for Frank Lloyd Wright's Kentuck Knob banishes typical 90° corners from the home plan. His color palette and the texture of the materials he utilized for the house's interior evoke its Laurel Highlands, Pennsylvania setting, bringing the home, its environment and its occupants into natural harmony.
The design for Frank Lloyd Wright's Kentuck Knob banishes typical 90° corners from the home plan. His color palette and the texture of the materials he utilized for the house's interior evoke its Laurel Highlands, Pennsylvania setting, bringing the home, its environment and its occupants into natural harmony.
