The Southfork ranch stood in for the Ewing’s mansion for the show “Dallas” during both its original run and its more recent reboot. It was still owned by a private family when filming began, but they had to give it up once tourists began flocking.
Currently, the ranch is a conference and event center that hosts weddings and parties and even has its own on-set museum dedicated to the show that made it famous. The ranch prides itself on accommodating any group of people for whatever event they need – whether it’s 10 or 1000. Visitors can even go horseback riding and feel like they are in the show themselves.
Arizona - Taliesin West
Frank Lloyd Wright's former winter home is now the School of Architecture's main campus that bears his name. Over his time on the 620-acre property, which he bought for a keen price in 1937 at $3.50 an acre, he continuously modified and added to the complex, enlisting his students to construct all of the new buildings. The result is a unique piece of architecture that gathers visitors each year.
Frank Lloyd Wright first became distinguished for his Prairie Style of architecture, incorporating low-pitched rooftops, overhanging eaves, a central chimney, and open floor plans which, he believed was the antidote to the confined, closed-in architecture at that time.
Arkansas - President Clinton's Birthplace
This house is the birthplace home of President William Jefferson Clinton; it's now a national historic site located in Hope, Arkansas. Visitors can join daily guided tours to learn about the former president's early life. Clinton is open that his experiences in this home undoubtedly shaped him into the man he became.
The humble two-story home is where Bill spent the first four years of his life, being cared for by his grandparents while his mother worked as an anesthetist in New Orleans. There is also a visitor's center for more information. The site also offers events and lectures from time to time.
Colorado - Sleeper House
Nestled in Genesee Mountain and built in 1963 by architect Charles Deaton, this one-of-a-kind elliptical spread is probably best known for its starring role in Woody Allen's film "Sleeper." The house is officially called The Sculpted House (you can figure out why) and has changed hands a number of times over the years. It remains a private residence today, so, unfortunately, visitors are out of luck here.
Despite the unbelievably unencumbered views, it sat largely unfinished and vacant for the better part of three decades until being purchased and revamped in 1999. The reason being that Deaton, the architect, ran out of funds before he could finish the project, and he never even got his chance to live in the monumental construction.
Connecticut - The Glass House
The legendary architect Philip Johnson designed this iconic glass-walled home for himself back in 1949. It became a hugely significant step in the evolution of both minimal and modern architecture.
Rather than create actual walls, Johnson's vision was to have the surrounding landscape serve as natural wallpaper, now that's ingenious! The house is clearly out of the ordinary, and you wouldn't find many people comfortable with living like this. Still, plenty of people are curious from the outsider's perspective. If you want to get an idea of what it would be like to live your life out in the open like that, it's open to the public for tours.