Why does it captivate us to walk through the homes where legends lived or worked?

It started with Superman’s Fortress of Solitude, thereupon Ricky Schroder’s sweet living room on “Silver Spoons,” and later the suggestive banister at Sigmund Freud’s pad.

visit the jump to see where TOH staffers yearn to roam now.

Come May 17, 2008 architecture devotees will flock to Oak Park, Illinois,
which is base camp to explore a cluster of homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
and his contemporaries.

The homes range from a Civil War-era Italianate
built around 1860 to the Harry S. Adams House (ABOVE) built

Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust
calls it “a virtual outdoor museum with the world’s largest
concentration of Wright structures.” Tickets range from $75-$90, but
for $1,600 you can upgrade to the ultimate weekend and take part in a
cocktail reception, behind the scene tours of the homes, and dinner
crafted by a celebrity chef, topped off with a three night stay at an
historic Oak Park hotel.

Taking in iconic architecture
sounds like a great way to spend a weekend; though for the $1,600 I
might try to score a ride-able toy train for my
own living room.

Orginal post by Sal Vaglica