Chicago Digital Fountain

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Crown Fountain is a striking and innovative public art installation located in Chicago's Millennium Park. Designed by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa, ā€¦

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Mar 22, 2025
The ability to truly walk on water is among the thrilling elements of the Crown Fountain. Located at 201 East Randolph Street, along Chicago's bustling Michigan Avenue, at the corner of the Art Instiā€¦Full review by Taylor B
Oct 6, 2024
Nice spot in the Millennium Park, fun for children and families. Changing faces fountains is an original idea to add to the image of the city. Extremely crowded and noisy on weekends.Full review by Noraatc
Sep 29, 2024
Very cool attraction inside Millenium Park. Very well maintained and cool to see. Lots of people around so be carefull for thefts.Full review by Jean-Francois L

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How often do the fountains ā€œspitā€ during the summer season? Is it like the Buckingham Fountain and turns on a certain ā€¦
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How often do the fountains ā€œspitā€ during the summer season? Is it like the Buckingham Fountain and turns on a certain time every hour or is it every x minutes throughout the day?
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To be honest Iā€™m not sure but when we were there it seemed to be very frequent because there were children playing in it for the duration of time we were there.
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How late does the water feature stay on into the evening?
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11pm in the summer
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Answer by Ranjana P · May 16, 2017
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Is there a changing room near Crown Fountain?
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Crown Fountain is not a swimming pool. It never gets deeper than your ankle. Nobody changes into bathing suits. They wade and kick and splash and little ones think it's heaven. Kick ā€¦
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Crown Fountain is not a swimming pool. It never gets deeper than your ankle. Nobody changes into bathing suits. They wade and kick and splash and little ones think it's heaven. Kick off your shoes and join the fun
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We will be visiting Chicago from Oct 31 to Nov 3 - will the fountains water features operate during this time frame??
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I believe the water is shut off but the images are year round.
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