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No study of Cather is complete without a trip to Red Cloud. The National Willa Cather Center is a wonderful museum and archival collection for academics, as well as the general public. Historic sites like the Willa Cather Childhood Home provide an intimate look at the lived world of Cather and her family.

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The Willa Cather Foundation is a not-for-profit organization created in 1955 that owns and operates the National Willa Cather Center and the nation's largest collection of nationally-designated historic sites dedicated to an American author.

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The National Willa Cather Center and many of our historic sites are open for guided tours. From November through February, all of our tour options require advanced booking. Childhood Home, Town, and Prairie tours can be scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday. Country tours may be scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m.

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