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Best Hotels Near Buckingham Fountain
520 South Michigan Avenue (0.4 km from Buckingham Fountain)
Directly across from Millennium Park and sitting on the iconic Michigan Avenue, Congress Plaza Hotel offers elegance, luxury, and history in the heart of downtown Chicago.
151 East Wacker (1.4 km from Buckingham Fountain)
This luxurious hotel, located on the banks of the Chicago River, is conveniently located within a 5-minute walk of the Magnificent Mile and Millennium Park.
600 North State Street (2.0 km from Buckingham Fountain)
This downtown Chicago hotel is located in the River North neighbourhood, one mile from Navy Pier. The all-suite hotel is equipped with an Italian restaurant, an indoor pool, and suites equipped with two flat-screen televisions.
636 South Michigan Avenue (0.5 km from Buckingham Fountain)
This 4-star Chicago Loop hotel is housed in a historic French Beaux-Arts structure and features a tapas restaurant and stylish rooms with 50-inch LCD televisions.
65 East Harrison Street (0.5 km from Buckingham Fountain)
Only one block from Millennium Park In the heart of Chicago's South Loop neighbourhood, Travelodge by Wyndham Downtown Chicago offers contemporary guest rooms with complimentary WiFi.
720 South Michigan Avenue (0.5 km from Buckingham Fountain)
This hotel overlooks Grant Park and Lake Michigan and is only a 5-minute walk from Millennium Park. It features on-site dining, an indoor pool, and rooms equipped with a 37-inch flat-screen TV with HBO.
24 Ida B Wells Drive (0.6 km from Buckingham Fountain)
Experience Chicago's excitement from the heart of the action at this beautiful historic hostel that offers comfortable and contemporary accommodations in the city's central business district.
800 South Michigan Avenue (0.7 km from Buckingham Fountain)
Hotel Essex includes a terrace with city views and free high speed WiFi access. Ideally located within steps of the best Chicago experiences the Essex is 1.4 mi away from the world famous Chicago Museum Campus.
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Buckingham Fountain, Chicago, IL
Buckingham Fountain is a Chicago landmark and one of the most iconic attractions in the city. Located in Grant Park, it is one of the largest fountains in the world, standing at nearly 25-meters or 80-feet tall. Constructed out of Georgia pink marble, Buckingham Fountain was designed by Edward H. Bennett and dedicated on August 26th, 1927. It was built with funds donated by Kate Buckingham as a memorial to her brother Clarence. The fountain's design is based upon the Latona Basin at Versailles Palace near Paris, France.
The fountain centers around four sea horses that symbolize Lake Michigan's four bordering states: Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. They are surrounded by two sets of basin pools that include thirty-eight jets which shoot water 150 feet into the air. The outer basin has 104 jets and serves as the backdrop for larger shows that occur every hour. At night from 9pm to 11pm during summer months (May 1st - October 15th) Buckingham Fountain undergoes a majestic light show where its colored lights illuminate the sky while music fills the air.
The fountain remains an important part of Chicago's skyline and served as inspiration for multiple television shows including "Married with Children." It also remains an essential part of several local events such as Venetian Night, Polar Plunge and Taste of Chicago which draw thousands of people to Grant Park each year who come to admire its beauty and splendor.
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