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Grant Park & Buckingham Fountain Review
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Grant Park & Buckingham Fountain 
Parks, The Loop
Fodor's Review:
Two of Chicago's greatest treasures reside in Grant Park -- the Art Institute and Buckingham Fountain. Bordered by Lake Michigan to the east and a spectacular skyline to the west, the ever-popular Grant Park hosts many of the city's outdoor events, including the annual Taste of Chicago, a vast picnic featuring foods from more than 70 restaurants. The event precedes a fireworks show around July Fourth. The fountain is a wonderful place to people-watch.
The centerpiece of Grant Park is the gorgeous, tiered Buckingham Fountain (Between Columbus and Lake Shore Drs. east of Congress Plaza), which has intricate designs of pink-marble seashells, water-spouting fish, and bronze sculptures of sea horses. It was patterned after a fountain at Versailles but is about twice as large as its model. See it in all its glory between May 1 and October 1, when it's elaborately illuminated at night and sprays colorfully lighted waters.
INFO
- Address: South Loop, Chicago, IL
- Phone: 312/747-1534
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