Graycliff is open for tours and reservations are available now! Reservations are highly recommended as tours often sell out.
Second floor is available on Extended tours.
We are truly excited to share the Graycliff with all of our guests. The Pavilion Shop at Graycliff is open from 10 AM to 4 PM every day except Wednesday, and more information on our tours and events can be found below, or by calling us at 716-947-9217.
Please review our helpful frequently asked questions page before you visit, for answers to the most common questions.
For more information, please call (716) 947-9217
A heartfelt thank you to our Erie County, NY neighbors for your incredible support! As a token of our appreciation, we’re offering Erie County residents 50% off our Standard and Extended Tours throughout the month of April. Just add promo code EC2026 to redeem your discount. We’re so grateful to be part of this community, and we can’t wait to share the experience with you!
Please note: Proof of Erie County residency will be required at check in for this special rate.
To make your reservation, click the button below or call Graycliff Staff at 716-947-9217.
Enjoy Graycliff as the Martins intended on our Extended Tours, beginning April 10th! You’ll experience a two-hour tour of the gardens, grounds, both floors of the main house, and the second floor of Foster Apartment! Examine the history of Graycliff, from Wright’s design and the Martins’ time on the property through today, while you explore the spaces used to entertain the family and guests, as well as the families private living quarters.
Reservations are highly recommended, as our tours often sell out.
Click the button below to make your reservation today!
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(716) 947-9217
Our Standard Tours return six days a week, every day except Wednesdays, beginning April 10th! Be a guest of the Martin family, and enjoy a one-hour tour of the gardens, grounds, and first floor of the main house! Examine the history of Graycliff, from Wright’s design and the Martins’ time on the property through today, while you explore the spaces used to entertain the family and guests.
Reservation are highly recommended, as tours often sell out.
Click the button below to make your reservation today!
Create your own truly special Graycliff experience with a Private Tour. Perfect for small groups, these personalized tours offer the flexibility to explore Graycliff at a time and day that suits you, allowing you to fully appreciate its beauty at your own pace. A Master Docent or Senior Graycliff Staff member guides every Private Tour.
Private Tours start at $262 for up to four people. Reach out to Ryan Gravell, Director of Operations, to book. Advanced noticed is required.
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(716) 947-9217
Step onto the beachfront that captivated Frank Lloyd Wright and charmed the Martin family, and experience a tour unlike anything else Graycliff offers.
Perched high above the bluff, overlooking Lake Erie, Graycliff was designed to be inseparable from its landscape — the rock, the water, the ancient geology beneath, all becoming one. This special tour, offered in partnership with Penn Dixie Fossil Park & Nature Reserve, pulls back every layer: the history of the land, the science of the cliff, and the architectural vision that made Wright one of the greatest architects ever.
The two-and-a-half-hour tour begins where Wright began, with the land itself. Guests will explore the grounds and first floor of the main house through a geological lens, examining the locally harvested materials Wright specified for Graycliff’s construction and how the site’s natural history shaped every decision he made. Then, after a short break, the tour descends to the private rock beach at the base of the cliff, a vantage point available on no other tour, where you’ll hunt for rocks and fossils and witness the geological forces still actively shaping the landscape today.
Your ticket also includes a pass to visit Penn Dixie Fossil Park & Nature Reserve during the 2026 season, only 15 minutes away! There 54 acres of fossil-rich terrain are yours to dig, discover, and keep whatever you find.
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Graycliff was built between 1926 and 1931 as a summer retreat for Isabelle R. Martin, wife of Buffalo industrialist Darwin D. Martin and key patron of Frank Lloyd Wright. The landscape, designed by Wright and pioneering landscape architect Ellen Biddle Shipman, features garden rooms, lake views, and a perennial garden cultivated for continuous blooms and Isabelle’s floral arrangements.
Join us for the Home & Garden Tour, a 90-minute Docent-led experience covering the history and rehabilitation of the grounds, Shipman’s landscape design, and the first floor of the main house.
Jun 6 | Jul 11 | Aug 1 | Sep 5
$35pp | Graycliff Frank & Martins Members Save $15
Graycliff Shipman & Isabelle Members Free | AHS Members Save $10
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An Afternoon as Remarkable as the Maternal Figure in Your Life!
Celebrate Mother’s Day weekend by bringing the special maternal figure in your life to Graycliff for our Standard, Extended or Open House Tour!
For a deeper, guided experience, we invite you to book a one-hour Standard or two-hour Extended tour of Graycliff. Led by our knowledgeable docents, these tours bring the full story of the estate to life, from Frank Lloyd Wright’s remarkable architectural vision to the fascinating lives of the Martin Family who called it home. Ask every question that comes to mind, and experience Graycliff in a way as extraordinary as the person you’re celebrating.
Or, explore at your own pace on our Open House Tour. On this relaxed, self-guided experience, where you’ll have time to wander the gardens, grounds, and first floor of the Isabelle R. Martin House. Take your time, pause, look closer, and let the charm of Graycliff unfold around you. Knowledgeable volunteers will be available throughout to answer questions about the property, Frank Lloyd Wright, the Martin Family, and more.
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Give the gift of Graycliff with a Graycliff membership or Private Tour! We have four different Graycliff memberships available to gift, or a Private Tour for Four (or more!). Click the link below for more info and to purchase.
This fall begins an exciting chapter in Graycliff’s nearly 100-year history! Beginning in October 2024, and scheduled through March 2026, we begin construction on our new, state-of-the-art visitor center. Pardon our dust as we work from October, through the next 15 months to improve our visitor experience for future generations, which will include additional room for programming, new tour opportunities, a grab and go café, an exciting retail expansion, and so much more!
Graycliff participates in the Time Travelers, Frank Lloyd Wright Reciprocal, North American Reciprocal Member, Reciprocal Organization of Associated Museums, and Empire State Museums Reciprocal programs. Members of participating institutions with select levels may be able to tour Graycliff at no charge, or for a reduced rate, on select tours and receive a 10% discount in the Pavilion Shop.
To book a tour, please call Graycliff staff at (716) 947-9217 with your membership information in hand.
More information can be found here.
Join us as we kick off our 2024 tour season on Tuesday, April 2nd! We will once again be offering our one-hour Standard and two-hour Extended tours Tuesday through Sunday. Reservations are required for all guided tours, and may be made by clicking the links below, or calling Graycliff Staff at 716-947-9217.
Be a guest of the Martin family, and enjoy a one-hour tour of the gardens, grounds and first floor interior of the main house! You’ll examine the history of Graycliff, from Wright’s design, and the Martin’s time on the property, through today, while you explore the spaces used to entertain the family and guests. Reservations are required.
Call to reserve
(716) 947-9217
Enjoy Graycliff as the Martin’s intended! You’ll experience a two-hour tour of the gardens, grounds, both floors of the main house, and the second floor of Foster apartment. Examine the history of Graycliff, from Wright’s design, and the Martin’s time on the property, while you explore the private, living, and guest spaces of the property. Reservations are required.
Call to reserve
(716) 947-9217
Join us for Date Night with Graycliff & Tifft on June 20th and September 21st! You’ll begin your evening at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff with a self-guided Open House Tour and cider tasting with Tree Hugger Hard Cider.
Following your tour at Graycliff, you’ll take a short 20-minute drive north, along the shore of Lake Erie, to Tifft Nature Preserve. At Tifft, you’ll enjoy a romantic Twilight Hike!
Date Night with Graycliff and Tifft is a 21+ only event. Tickets are $30 and include an Open House Tour of Graycliff, and a guided Twilight Hike at Tifft. Graycliff members save $5 when purchasing tickets by logging into your account, and Buffalo Museum of Science members save $5 when using the promo code provided by your Membership Coordinator.
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(716) 947-9217
Wright designed Graycliff so that the summer solstice sun sets through our view room window and along our angled drive. Celebrate the arrival of summer, and this special moment, with us from 7pm to 9:30pm!
This self-guided tour will allow you to experience the gardens, grounds, and first floor of the Isabelle R. Martin House at your own pace during a one-hour time frame. You are invited to linger, reflect, look closer, and soak in all the details that make Graycliff so enchanting.
Volunteers will be on hand to answer questions about the property, Wright, the Martin Family, and more.
Please note that this is not a docent-led tour, but rather a more casual and organic self-guided engagement with the property.
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(716) 947-9217
Join us for the third annual Solstice Sound Bath at Graycliff—your opportunity to fully immerse yourself in the pure magic of this moment, which only happens once a year!
Sound has a tremendous effect on the central nervous system, helping it to unwind and facilitating healing. Let the acoustics of the crystal bowls, drums, chimes, and vocals, along with the gorgeous backdrop of our historic site, help you ground. This special 90-minute workshop will feature a full sound bath, with some gentle yoga and stretching, as well as a deep restorative meditation.
Led by Sara Rodriguez, along with Megan Callahan, the sound bath will begin promptly at 7pm. Participants are welcome to arrive at 6:30pm, linger in the historic gardens and grounds and get settled.
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(716) 947-9217
Bring your group of 10 or more for a tour of Graycliff! We offer a variety of classic tour options, or let us customize a tour package just for your group.
The Standard tour is a one-hour tour of the gardens, grounds and first floor interior of the main house! Your group will examine the history of Graycliff, from Wright’s design, and the Martin’s time on the property, through today, while you explore the spaces used to entertain the family and guests.
The Standard tour is $22 per person for groups of 10 or more.
The Standard Plus tour is a 90-minute tour of the gardens, grounds and both floors of the main house! Your group will examine the history of Graycliff, from Wright’s design, and the Martin’s time on the property, through today, while you explore the families entertaining and living spaces.
The Standard Plus tour is $32 per person for groups of 10 or more.
Enjoy Graycliff as the Martin’s intended on the two-hour Extended tour. Your group will experience a two-hour tour of the gardens, grounds, both floors of the main house, and the second floor of Foster apartment. Examine the history of Graycliff, from Wright’s design, and the Martin’s time on the property, while discussing questions your group may have about Wright, the Martin’s, or the property history!
The Extended tour is $42 per person for groups of 10 or more.
The Home & Garden Tour of Graycliff is a 90-minute experience which focuses on the history and restoration journey of our historic gardens and grounds, and also includes a tour of the first floor of the main house. The Garden tour covers the details of Ellen Biddle Shipman’s involvement in the design for the landscape that was initially outlined by Frank Lloyd Wright, and is led by a docent who has specialized knowledge related to the plant life on the property. This tour is offered May to October.
The Landscape tour is $32 per person for groups of 10 or more.
The Martin House / Graycliff Experience allows groups to take in the complete story of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Martin family. The tour includes a one or two-hour tour of both sites, a boxed lunch provided at the Martin House to enjoy on site or take on the road, and a sweet treat at Graycliff following your tour.
Please contact us for pricing information and availability.
Museums are even better together! We have worked with many other Western New York culturals, including: Explore Buffalo, the Roycroft Campus, Tifft Nature Preserve, Penn Dixie Fossil Park, and more. Let us create a one-of-a-kind joint tour package just for your group.
Please contact us for information, options, and availability.
Ready to book your group of 10 or more, or looking for more information on group tours? Contact us by filling out and sending the form below. Please include the tour type you would like, tour date and time, and approximate number of guests. Or contact Ryan Gravell by email or phone at 716-942-9217 today!
As the Graycliff story continues to be written, your financial support can help us write the next chapter.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff is a New York State Landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Our historic site is accessible by guided tour year round.
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