FALLINGWATER - America's UNESCO World Heritage Masterpiece!
Overview
Fallingwater is one of the greatest architectural triumphs of the 20th Century and a unique building located in the Laurel Highlands of the Allegheny Mountains. Pittsburgh's Best Tour Guide will take you to its location astride Bear Run.
- 🏛️ Learn about architect Frank Lloyd Wright and his innovative design techniques.
- 👤 Discover the background of its patron, Edgar Kaufmann, and his influence on the project.
- 🗺️ Understand the serendipity that brought Fallingwater into existence.
- ⚠️ Please note that this tour may involve walking on uneven terrain; appropriate footwear is recommended.
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This Tour provides transportation to and from Fallingwater via the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Extraordinary commentary is provided during the drive in both directions.
Pickup included
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- Transport by private vehicle
- Live commentary on board
- Entry/Admission - Fallingwater
- Gratuities
- Fallingwater HOUSE TOUR- The Tour of the House MUST be booked with Fallingwater directly.
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FallingwaterA UNESCO World Heritage treasure, the design and construction of Fallingwater presented the world with a styructure unlike any built before. It resuscitated Frank Lloyd Wright's career leading to landmark buildings such as the Guggenheim Museum and the Johnson Wax headquarters. uprooted traditional froms of arcjtecture the world over.s "The Best Example of American Architecture" -American Institute of Architects (AIA)
- Pittsburgh entrepreneur and philanthropist Edgar Kaufmann choose this scenic district of the Allegheny Mountains as the location for his family's revolutionary Frank Lloyd Wright-designed "cottage". (pass by)
- The route to Fallingwater takes you along America's Furst Superhighway - The Pennsylvania Turnpike. You'll learn the story of its construction including its links to the Erie Canal, Pennsylvania Railroad, Brooklyn Bridge, and Adolf Hitler's Autobahn. (pass by)
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Ten minutes from the entrance to Fallingwater are the scenic Ohiopyle Falls of the Youghiogheny River. You'll pass under the Great Allegheny Passage - the Best Hiking and Biking Trail in the World - to get there.
- Ten minutes from Fallingwater, you will pass under the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) the best hiking and biking trail; in the world. Starting in Pittsburgh it travels through the Allegheny Mountains to Cumberland, MD where it links with the C&O Canal Towpath to Georgetown, MD and Washington, DC. (pass by)