Visitors start their tour at a museum behind the house. The museum has Ingalls and Wilder artifacts, including "Pa" Ingalls' famous fiddle, the Ingalls family Bible, a desk made for Laura by Almanzo, bead work made by Laura's blind sister, Mary, one of Laura's dresses, photos and first drafts of the "Little House" books.
The tour continues through the back porch of the farmhouse and into the kitchen, which includes a coal stove and lots of cabinets, all made by Almanzo, a talented carpenter. The counters are extremely low, because Laura was 4 feet 11 inches tall and Almanzo was 5 feet 4 inches. There is a pass-through hatch in the kitchen into the dining room for easy serving.
The dining room includes an important family artifact: the clock Almanzo bought Laura for their first Christmas together. There are more cabinets in this room, with a built-in sideboard as well as storage for china and linen. A screened porch runs along one side of the dining room.
The master bedroom includes two twin beds, two dressing tables and two armchairs. Laura's little study features a desk and window seat. It's off the first staircase landing.
The living room is dominated by heavy wooden beams and a fireplace built of stones found on the farm. This room was added on to the house in 1913 and was a popular spot for square dancing. The library is in an alcove off the living room, and features shelves 5 feet tall. Opposite that is another alcove with an organ; Laura referred to this space as the music room.
Laura Ingalls Wilder didn't hang heavy curtains over her windows because she didn't want to spoil the view.
The tour concludes outside on the front porch. Visitors are not allowed to see the guest room or Rose's studio on the second floor.
Rose Wilder Lane was herself a successful author, and she built a modern English-style house for her parents near their farmhouse. They lived there from 1928 to 1936 while Lane lived in the farmhouse. When Lane moved away, they moved back into their old home, where Almanzo died in 1949 and Laura in 1957.