Since Keith has always been interested in Frank Lloyd Wright's work, we ventured to one of 
his Usonian homes called Kentuck Knob. This journey was taken after we had checked out of the Yough Tree House. It took us (and Carrie & Jim) about 25 minutes from the Tree House to get to Kentuck Knob. 
Upon our approach to the Visitors' Center, we noticed a giant apple in the yard. Peculiar. We walked into the Visitors' Center to buy our tickets ($20 each, ouch!). Immediately, someone yelled out, "Keith!" Surprisingly, it was someone who had worked at the theater in Disney when Keith was in BLAST! Her name was Lisa and she recognized Keith from ten years ago. She is now the curator at Kentuck Knob. Small world.
Shortly after that encounter our tour guide arrived to take us on a shuttle up the hill to the home. The tour of the home was neat with little tidbits about quirky Frank Lloyd Wright throughout. The home was built for the Hagans who owned ice cream shoppes. After the Hagans needed to be closer to hospital care in nearby Uniontown, the home was bought by the Palumbos of England. The home was built entirely on a hexagonal pattern and had some very skinny hallways. Wright's compression-and-release designs were see in the ceilings and made the home feel cozy but open. We weren't allowed to take pictures in the home, since it is still privately owned, but we got some nice outdoor shots and plenty of the "Sculpture Meadow."
The back patio with metal structured windchimes
A spindle of one of the sculptures
The panoramic view from the "knob" 
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