Comments on: Buckingham Fountain http://www.thechicagotraveler.com/2008/03/buckingham-fountain/ Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:07:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Centennial Fountain Is a River Blast http://www.thechicagotraveler.com/2008/03/buckingham-fountain/comment-page-1/#comment-943 Centennial Fountain Is a River Blast Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:01:59 +0000 http://www.thechicagotraveler.com/buckingham-fountain/#comment-943 [...] Buckingham Fountain is probably the most famous fountain in Chicago, but one of my favorites has always been Centennial Fountain. It is much more interactive, allowing visitors to get close enough to actually touch the water. Completed in 1989, it commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Chicago. The fountain is located near the very spot where the agency reversed the flow of the Chicago River back in 1900. [...] [...] Buckingham Fountain is probably the most famous fountain in Chicago, but one of my favorites has always been Centennial Fountain. It is much more interactive, allowing visitors to get close enough to actually touch the water. Completed in 1989, it commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Chicago. The fountain is located near the very spot where the agency reversed the flow of the Chicago River back in 1900. [...]

]]> By: Matt B http://www.thechicagotraveler.com/2008/03/buckingham-fountain/comment-page-1/#comment-657 Matt B Thu, 08 May 2008 22:09:02 +0000 http://www.thechicagotraveler.com/buckingham-fountain/#comment-657 Sorry to hear that, scubapup. Was it especially windy or cold that evening? That's the only explanation I can think of. Thanks for share your photo, btw. Sorry to hear that, scubapup. Was it especially windy or cold that evening? That’s the only explanation I can think of.

Thanks for share your photo, btw.

]]> By: scubapup http://www.thechicagotraveler.com/2008/03/buckingham-fountain/comment-page-1/#comment-670 scubapup Thu, 08 May 2008 03:15:21 +0000 http://www.thechicagotraveler.com/buckingham-fountain/#comment-670 when i visited last year, they turned it off at 9pm despite the brochures saying it was open till 11pm :( when i visited last year, they turned it off at 9pm despite the brochures saying it was open till 11pm :(

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