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Birth Anniversary: Frank Lloyd Wright — June 8, 1867

08 June 2027

📍 Chicago — Frank Lloyd Wright and the Birth of Modern Architecture — see the place →

Photo: New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer — Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)

Frank Lloyd Wright was born on 8 June 1867 at Richland Center, Wisconsin. In a career of seventy years he invented organic architecture, in which building and landscape form a single thing. From the Prairie House of the Midwest to Fallingwater and the spiral of the Guggenheim in New York, he redefined both the American house and the American museum. Several of his works are UNESCO World Heritage. The anniversary marks the architect who gave America a modern language rooted in its own ground.

Travel tips from CHO

The Smithsonian never charges

Every Smithsonian museum is free to enter, all year, with no ticket to buy. A few of the busiest in Washington ask you to reserve a free timed pass in advance, which is worth doing the week before rather than the morning of.

The Smithsonian museums →

Pick a fee-free day in the parks

Most National Park Service sites are free to visit at any time; the ones that do charge an entrance fee drop it on a handful of days each year, usually around the national holidays. The dates are set annually, so look them up before fixing your week.

This year’s fee-free days →

Arrive already connected

Maps, opening hours and tickets all need data, and roaming outside your own network still costs more than the ticket. A travel eSIM for the United States installs on your phone before you leave home and works the moment you land — no queue at the airport, no physical card to swap.

Data plans for the United States →Affiliate link — what this means

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