Now that upstate New York is starting to thaw out, the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Graycliff Estate has announced its summer schedule. A bunch of new tours are available at the home, finished in 1929.

In Depth Tours will take you beyond the standard sights, and the Master Architectural Tour goes even deeper, as you check out details like gutters, roofs and drainage systems. (Read: You better be a serious Wright fan for these multi-hour walks.)

If you're more into just enjoying scenery, Graycliff is hosting evening wine parties on select summer Fridays. Sipping vino in the summer sun at a dope estate? Yes, please.

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· Graycliff Tour Schedule [Official Site]
· Frank Lloyd Wright Travel: Graycliff Estate and Darwin House [Jaunted]
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While Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater House keeps limited hours during the winter season, one of his lesser-known residences has added additional hours for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Graycliff Estate, located in Derby, New York, near Buffalo, was built between 1926 and 1929, and is known as a precursor in style to Fallingwater.

For $14 (and $10 for students), visitors can take one of the daily, docent-led tours through the estate or purchase a combo ticket that includes a tour through the adjacent Darwin D. Martin House, built about two decades earlier.

Extended holiday hours go into effect Friday and last throughout the Thanksgiving weekend, with December tours running from Dec. 26 through Dec. 31. Because just one tour is offered per day, the Graycliff Estate's board recommends purchasing tickets in advance. And because the two homes overlook Lake Erie, expect cold-weather lake winds and sudden changes in weather. If that's too fierce for you, there's always Lakeland.

Related Links:
· Graycliff Estate [Official Site]
· Frank Lloyd Wright coverage [Jaunted]
· Frank Lloyd Wright Map [Jaunted]

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