Oak Park Day Trip: Where Wright & Hemingway Made History 🏡✍️
📍 Oak Park, IL Just 20 mins from Chicago via the Green Line—a tiny town (12.2 sq km) with huge legacy! 🌟 Famous Sons 🏗️ Frank Lloyd Wright: Lived/worked here for 20 years—designed dozens of Prairie-style homes (see his UNESCO-listed studio + Unity Temple). Mentor: Skyscraper godfather Louis Sullivan. Global icons: Fallingwater + Robie House. ✍️ Ernest Hemingway: Born in a Victorian house (2 blocks from Wright’s home!). Bonus: Hemingway-themed brunch at a local spot—all-you-can-eat oysters + jazz! 🎷 🍦 Don’t Miss Library: Massive + historic. Fruit gelato: By the central park—creamy heaven. Unity Temple: Stunning from outside (closed Sundays 😢). #ChicagoDayTrip #FrankLloydWright #Hemingway #ArchitectureWalk #LiteraryHistory