The National Willa Cather Center and many of our historic sites are open for guided tours year-round. Four of the historic sites are fully accessible to those with limited mobility. Begin your exploration of settings from Cather's early years with one or more of these tours.
The Willa Cather Childhood Home is a National Historic Landmark that was restored in 2023. The accessible home is a short walk or drive from the National Willa Cather Center. Tours last approximately 30 minutes.
This is a driving tour of seven historic sites associated with Willa Cather's life and writing. Guests should have their own transportation and plan to follow a tour guide from site to site. Tours last approximately 90 minutes.
Your guided prairie tour will include an expert guide to provide an overview of this unique ecosystem. The prairie is also open for self-guiding year round. Tours last approximately 30 minutes.
This guided tour highlights twenty historic sites related to the life and writing of Willa Cather. Drive yourself through roughly fifty miles of the Webster County countryside, including settings from My Ántonia, O Pioneers!, One of Ours, short stories "Neighbour Rosicky" and "Peter," and others, as well as many scenes from Cather's own life—the Cather homesteads and the prairies and river where the Cather children played and explored.
National Willa cather Center education staff is always ready to create a customized field trip for K-12 students! Whether it is a special stop to the restored Pavelka Farmstead or a fun "guess the gadget" game, we are here to help learners of all ages make deeper connections between assigned readings and a visit to Red Cloud.
