Frank Lloyd Wright houses you can visit in Wisconsin include Taliesin, Burnham Block

You don't have to be a "Top Chef" contestant to be invited into one of Frank Lloyd Wright's places.

Some exquisite examples of Wright's architecture in his home state are open to the public for tours and, in a few cases, rentals.

More than 40 buildings designed by Wright are extant in Wisconsin today, according to Oldhouseonline.com, though many of those are privately owned.

On Episode 4 of "Top Chef: Wisconsin," competitors traveled part of the Frank Lloyd Wright Trail, which the state department of tourism promotes as a self-guided tour of nine Wright places in Wisconsin.

Here is a list of some of Wright-designed buildings in Wisconsin that you can visit or rent.

Taliesin

5607 County Road C, Spring Green

Wright's home, studio and training center in the Driftless region is both a National Historic Landmark and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Several different tours are available in April through November. Visit taliesinpreservation.org/tours.

Wyoming Valley School Cultural Arts Center

6306 State Road 23, Spring Green

Three miles from Taliesin, this example of Wright's architecture is open for walk-in tours the first Sunday of May through September. Visit wyomingvalleyschool.org.

S.C. Johnson Administration Building and Research Tower

1525 Howe St., Racine

"Dendriform," or tree-like, columns are a striking feature of the Administration Building, completed in 1939. The 15-story Research tower, completed in 1950, is "is one of the world’s tallest cantilevered buildings," according to Travel Wisconsin.

Tours are free but reservations are required.

Wingspread

33 East Four Mile Road, Wind Point

Wright designed this magnificent Prairie-style home for a company president, but it is now the working home of the Johnson Foundation. Architectural tours are available: call (262) 681-3353 for information.

Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center

1 John Nolen Dr., Madison

Decades after Wright first designed the complex's exterior in 1938, Monona Terrace opened in 1997.

The facility is open daily to the public. For information about tours, visit mononaterrace.com.

First Unitarian Society Meeting House

900 University Bay Dr., Madison

Wright's father was a founder of this congregation. The striking church was completed in 1951, not long before Wright's death.

Guided tours are available on Sundays and on weekdays from April through October. Visit unitarianmeetinghouse.org.

Burnham Block

2700 block of West Burnham Street, Milwaukee

Built in 1916, six homes on Milwaukee's south side were part of Wright's American System-Built Homes project, an affordable housing initiative.

Most of the Burnham Block homes are occupied by private tenants. Docent-led tours are available through reservations. Visit wrightinmilwaukee.com.

Seth Peterson Cottage

E9982 Fern Dell Rd, Reedsburg

Designed in 1958, this cottage in Mirror Lake State Park is available for rentals: sethpeterson.org/reservations.html.

Also, there are public tours the second Sunday of each month from 1 to 4 p.m. Reservations are not required.

Still Bend

3425 Adams St., Two Rivers

Also known as the Bernard and Fern Schwartz House, it is one of Wright's Usonian series, and is based on a design he made for Life magazine.

Still Bend offers both rentals and tours. Visit stillbend.com.

A.D. German Warehouse

300 S Church St., Richland Center

This four-story warehouse in Wright's birthplace was completed in 1921. Travel Wisconsin calls it "his best remaining example of sculptural ornamentation."

In 2024, tours will be given on Sundays from May 5 through Oct. 6. Visit adgermanwarehouse.org/the-1912.

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Frank Lloyd Wright houses in Wisconsin include Taliesin, Burnham Block