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Historic Homes & Buildings

Ernest Hemingway Birthplace
339 North Oak Park Avenue • Oak Park, IL 60301
708-848-2222
A small, Victorian home where Nobel Prize winning author Ernest Hemingway was born in 1899 and learn about his early family life. map
Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio (circa 1889/1898)
951 Chicago Avenue • Oak Park, IL 60302
708-848-1976
Served as Wright's private residence and workplace from 1889 to 1909 - the first 20 years of his career. In 1898, Wright added a studio, described by a fellow-architect as a workplace with "inspiration everywhere." more... map
Historic Pleasant Home (circa 1897)
217 South Home Avenue • Oak Park, IL 60302
708-383-2654
A National Historic Landmark. This distinctive Prairie-style building is a 30-room mansion designed by prominent Prairie-school architect, George W. Maher. more... map

Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple
875 Lake Street • Oak Park, IL 60301
708-383-8873
Upon its completion in 1908, Frank Lloyd Wright said that "Unity Temple makes an entirely new architecture…and is the first expression of it. That is my contribution to modern architecture. And that, to me, is modern architecture." more... map

Oak Park Public Library
834 Lake Street • Oak Park, IL 60301
708-383-8200
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Ernest Hemingway Museum
200 North Oak Park Avenue • Oak Park, IL 60301
708-848-2222
Host to permanent and temporary exhibits that explore the author's life. Special exhibits highlight Hemingway's love of nature and the arts, along with his involvement in both World Wars and the movies. Other exhibits include The Eye of the Writer, Picturing Hemingway (traveling exhibit), and From Oak Park to Cojinmr (50th anniversary of the publication of The Old Man and the Sea). A museum bookshop features books by and about the author, gift items, videos and posters. more... map
Wonder Works a Children's Museum in Oak Park
6445 West North Avenue • Oak Park, IL 60302
708-383-4815
Provides a hands-on evironment to strengthen the social, emotional & intellectual development of children up to age 10. The museum include exhibits, educational programming, a retail store and a children's party room. more... map

Oak Park Conservatory
615 Garfield Street • Oak Park, IL 60304
708-386-4700
Explore 8,000 square feet of growing areas. The conservatory offers many special exhibitions and programs. more... map

Oak Park Visitors Center
158 North Forest Avenue • Oak Park, IL 60301
888-OAK-PARK
Visit for the diverse audio walking tour, books, souvenirs & gifts. Tickets are available for Hemingway's Birthplace Home and Museum, Unity Temple, HistoricaL Pleasant Home and The Historcial Society of Oak Park & River Forest. Purchase other special events tickets here. more... map