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rural Pennsylvania’s
Fallingwater (pictured).
In the Midwest, Wright
enthusiasts can hit half
of the UNESCO “site”
during a weekend road
trip: The oldest, Unity
Temple, and the Fred-
erick C. Robie House
are less than 20 miles
apart in the Chicago
area. Taliesin, the archi-
tect’s studio and home,
as well as the Herbert
and Katherine Jacobs
House sit less than
four hours away near
Madison, Wisconsin.
—Meghan Miner Murray3
Hear the sound of
falling waterMost honorees noted
for architecture are sin-
gular places, such as
the newly listed Mafra
National Palace in
Portugal and the
historic city of Sheki
in Azerbaijan. But this
year the committee
added eight buildings
in six states that exem-
plify the 20th-century
ARCHITECTURE
OF FRANK LLOYD
WRIGHT. During
his 70-year career,
Wright pioneered the
philosophy of “organic
architecture” that
harmonizes with its
environment, which
can be seen clearly inNATGEOTRAVEL.COMPLACES WE LOVE
UNESCO SITES