Advance reservations are strongly recommended as tours do sell out.
Martin House Tour
$25 / $23 Seniors / $10 students / Free for MH Members and children 8 & under
- 75 minutes
- Martin House (first floor only)
- Pergola
- Conservatory
- Carriage House
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The 75-minute, docent-led Martin House Tour introduces visitors to Frank Lloyd Wright’s innovative design concepts. Advance ticket purchase is required. Please reserve a ticket for every member of your party, including no cost tickets for any children under 8 and members.
Visitors will explore the following areas:
- Primary 1st floor rooms of the Martin House
- Pergola, which connects the main house to the conservatory
- Conservatory
- Carriage House, including our Museum Store
This tour does not enter the Barton House or Gardener’s Cottage. These residences are explored during a two-hour Martin House Plus tour.
Martin House Plus Tour
$45 / $41 seniors / $25 students / $23 MH Members
- 2 hours
- All spaces on Martin House Tour, plus primary rooms on second floor
- First floor of the Barton House
- Gardener’s Cottage
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In addition to the spaces visited on the Martin House tour, the Plus Tour takes visitors to the second floor of the Martin House as well as the other Wright-designed residences on the estate. Explore the Barton House, the first Prairie house built on the site for Martin’s sister and her family, and the Gardener’s Cottage, where you will see Wright’s concept for affordable housing beautifully executed. Along the way, your docent will expand on the Martin/Wright story to provide a more detailed context for these architectural masterpieces.
There is stair-climbing, considerable walking, and standing involved on this tour. This tour is not wheelchair accessible.
Two-hour tours are not intended for children under the age of 8.
Martin House Self-Guided Audio Tour (Summer Weekends 2-5pm)
$25 / $23 Seniors / $10 students / Free for MH Members and children 8 & under
- Exterior and interior self-guided tour
- Requires use of a personal mobile device
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Explore the Martin House at your own pace on our new audio tour! Using your own smartphone and headphones, enjoy an immersive audio experience as you move through the first floor of the house, the Pergola, Conservatory, and Carriage House.
This tour is designed to allow you to pause when you like, linger in your favorite spaces, and chat with our friendly, knowledgeable guides stationed throughout the site. You’ll also hear exclusive interview clips of Dorothy Martin, daughter of Darwin and Isabelle Martin, which offers a unique, personal perspective on this architectural masterpiece.
Families are welcome! Kids can enjoy a complimentary architectural scavenger hunt as they make their way through the house.
When booking, please select the approximate time you’ll be arriving to the house. We recommend that you allow at least 1 hour for the audio tour experience! Be sure to bring your own headphones and smartphone. The link to the tour will be sent prior to your visit (and available at check-in).
This tour is wheelchair accessible. Limited seating is available inside the house.
Women of the Martin House Tour
$35 / $30 MH members
- 1 hour, 30 minutes
- All three levels of the Martin House
- Pergola
- Conservatory
- Carriage House
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Explore the Martin House through the lens of the women who lived and worked within in the house, while also exploring the changing times for women in the US around the turn of the 20th century.
This 90-minute, docent-led tour will take you to special places in the Martin House not available on most tours, including the Guest Suite and the ballroom.
There is stair-climbing and standing involved on this tour. This tour is not wheelchair accessible.
Behind-the-Scenes tours are not intended for children under the age of 8.
Home & Garden Tour
$35 / $30 MH members
- 1 hour, 30 minutes
- Specific areas in the historic landscape
- Martin House (1st floor & verandah)
- Gardener’s Cottage
- Pergola
- Conservatory
- Carriage House
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This docent-led tour experience, only offered on Saturday mornings at 10:30am, will inspire visitors with an understanding of the relationship between the landscape and home that Wright designed for the Martin family. The restored landscape is one of the finest examples of Wright’s desire to integrate nature and design, and also serves as a testament to Darwin and Isabelle Martin’s love of gardening.
Visitors will step inside the Wright-designed Gardener’s Cottage and the primary spaces on the 1st floor of the Martin House, including a view of the gardens from the verandah. Specific areas of the landscape explored on the tour include the courtyard garden, the greenhouse footprint, the ‘floricycle,’ and the Barton House gardens. Note that this tour does not enter the Barton House.
This experience includes both interior and exterior spaces, so please plan for the weather.
There is stair-climbing, considerable walking, and standing involved on this tour. This tour is not wheelchair accessible.
Summer Evening Tours (Select Thursdays)
$35 / $30 MH members
- 1 hour, 30 minutes:
- All three levels of the Martin House
- Bursar’s Office (Martin’s private home office)
- Pergola
- Conservatory
- Carriage House, including our Museum Store
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It’s time to see the Martin House in a new light – during golden hour! Join us for a special 90-minute guided tour that offers a unique perspective on Frank Lloyd Wright’s design, as the warm, evening light reveals new details, textures, and depth throughout the house and landscape.
This tour does not enter the Barton House or Gardener’s Cottage, and is not wheelchair accessible. Advance ticket purchase is recommended.
Summer evening tours are not intended for children under the age of 8.
Behind-the-Bricks Mechanical Tour
$50 / $45 MH members
- 1 hour, 30 minutes
- Basement level of: Pergola, Conservatory, Carriage House and Martin House
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Go beyond the surface of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural masterpiece on this exclusive 90-minute Behind-the-Bricks tour.
Perfect for engineering enthusiasts, architecture buffs, and the tech-curious, this immersive experience reveals how cutting-edge mechanical systems are seamlessly integrated into the historic fabric of the Martin House.
Led by a senior member of our expert Facilities Team, this intimate, small-group tour (limited to just 6 guests) takes you underground and behind-the-scenes. Discover how geothermal wells, advanced heat pumps, plumbing systems, and a state-of-the-art fire suppression system quietly work behind the scenes to preserve the house and ensure guest safety—all while staying hidden from view.
You’ll gain rare access to areas not included in regular tours and see firsthand how architecture and technology collaborate to bring this National Historic Landmark into the 21st century.
Note: This tour is not wheelchair accessible. There is stair climbing involved and some narrow passageways.
Private Tour
$500
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You and up to 7 guests can experience Wright’s Buffalo masterpiece during an intimate and leisurely tour led by a member of our senior staff.
Explore the six buildings on the Martin House estate with ample time for a personalized, one-of-a-kind experience. This is the perfect gift for the Frank Lloyd Wright aficionado who has everything, for that once-in-a-lifetime visit, or to thank someone for something special.
Photography is allowed. Schedule this tour at a time mutually agreeable to your party and the Martin House staff.
Please contact us at info@martinhouse.org or 716.856.3858.
Upcoming Events
From free community events to engaging lectures to craft beer tastings, we encourage you to visit our event calendar throughout the year for information about the festive happenings at the Martin House.
