Located in front of the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, this majestic fountain, the size of a football field, displays a most-impressive complex synchronized show of music, light and water movement. The shows begin in the afternoon and run every 15 to 30 minutes seven days a week, 365 days a year, and is considered one of the major attractions in Vegas.
Built in 1927 by Kate Buckingham and dedicated to the people of Chicago, the Buckingham Fountain is one of the largest in the world. A trust fund was also donated so as not to burden the local taxpayers to cover the immense cost of keeping the fountain running and in good repair. Today, it is open from April to mid-October and runs from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., at time of publication, with a music and light display that includes jets of water shooting up 150 feet. Constructed of Georgia pink marble, it is an impressive sight that draws millions of visitors each year.
Located in Millennium Park in downtown Chicago, Crown Fountain is a modern art sculpture made up of two 50-foot glass block towers on opposite ends of a large reflecting pool. Giant video images of the faces of ordinary Chicago residents are projected, one face at a time, onto the blocks as a fountain of water sprays out of the mouth area. The water feature operates between spring and fall, while the images are displayed year-round.
The James Scott Memorial Fountain is an immense fountain that is reminiscent of the older European-style fountains with its stately looking design and sculpture. It was first opened to the public in 1925 on Belle Island in Michigan. The structure is of tiered white marble flanked by huge reclining lions with sea creatures paying homage on the floor of the fountain below. Water sprays from the center of the fountain reach up to 125 feet.
