Marin County Civic Center Docent Tours Resume

After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Frank Lloyd Wright docent tours will resume starting Friday, June 3.

The 90-minute walking tours detail the complicated and scandalous history of the creation of the building from specially trained docents. Visitors get access to the Marin County Board of Supervisors Chamber and the adjacent private balcony, experience the building’s iconic blue roof at eye level, and learn about custom furniture designed Frank Lloyd Wright and built by inmates from San Quentin State Prison’s wood shop. The Civic Center, designed in 1957, is one of the last major works of Wright’s career and his only realized project for a government entity.

Docent-led tours are offered at 10:30 a.m. every Friday starting in the Civic Center Cafeteria (Suite 233). Tickets must be purchased in advance. Guests should be prepared to walk/stand for 90 minutes. The tour covers approximately one mile in total distance.