Kansas City Fountain Tours

12/13/2024

🎉 Happy 99th Birthday Dick Van D**e!!

Celebrate Dick Van D**e’s Birthday with KC Fountain Tours! 🎉

Did you know that Dick Van D**e once danced with penguins in Mary Poppins? 🐧 Well, here in Kansas City, we’re celebrating his birthday in a whole new way by showing off the Court of the Penguins at the iconic Country Club Plaza.

Much like Dick Van D**e’s iconic scene with the animated penguins, this magical spot invites you to step into a world where art and nature come to life. The playful energy of the fountain, combined with its graceful sculptures, will have you feeling like you’re part of the magic—no dancing required (unless you want to)! 🕺💃

Join us today to celebrate Dick Van D**e’s legacy and the joy of all things playful! 🌟

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10/02/2024

Go Royals!! ⚾️💙⛲️

09/05/2024

Received this from my son as he's walking into The K tonight! Melt my ❤️
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07/18/2024

Current Screensaver!
The impressive 5-basin fountain, modeled after the Latone fountain of Versailles, France, was the first fountain erected in Kansas City by the park board, and was located at 15th and the Paseo. The cost was $11,427.73, a goodly sum in those days. From the time the water was turned on June 14, 1899, it was plagued by trouble. It was found that the water, instead of gushing up majestically and pouring down cataract-like from basin to basin, merely rippled quietly over the rims in a dead sort of way, according to The Kansas City Times in a report June 22, 1908, reviewing the problems. The story continued: “A 4-inch water main supplied water at a rate of 16 gallons a second. Another main of the same size was added but 32 gallons a second did not seem to improve matters much. “In the 10 years of its existence the fountain has worked only intermittently. It was turned off and completely dry for something like five years” (1903-1908). June 23, 1908, the park board gave up trying to furnish enough water for “their white elephant to drink. It was a sad tale of failure.” The fountain was then remodeled, the upper basins removed and small stand pipes and spray pipes installed, which reduced the volume of water required, and made the constant operation of the fountain practical. Another article mentioned that President Theodore Roosevelt and other dignitaries received a windblown water spray as they passed the fountain in their horse-drawn carriages during Roosevelt’s visit to Kansas City, in 1910. The fountain was demolished and removed in 1942. Several tons of dirt and a flower bed replaced it. Now I-70 passes overhead nearby and exit and entrance ramps carry heavy flows of traffic between Truman Road and the Paseo and the interstate in the area of the fountain site. Kansas City Star, January 8, 1977

All credits given freely & respectfully to https://kchistory.org/
Kansas City Parks and Recreation
City of Fountains Foundation

07/11/2024

Iconic KC!

Photographed in 1996, a very different Union Station than you see today. At the time, the building stood abandoned, in disrepair, and under threat of demolition. It was later that year that voters in Jackson, Clay, and Platte counties in Missouri and Johnson County in Kansas approved a one-eighth of a cent bi-state sales tax to restore and redevelop Union Station and create a science museum. The tax raised $118 million toward the total $250 million project. The passage of the bi-state tax is thought to be the first of its kind in the history of the United States. Thanks to the historic bi-state sales tax and substantial donor support, Union Station was saved from demolition and was restored to its former glory, re-opening to the public on November 10, 1999.

07/06/2024

Research.. always learning!
What a view!
KCLife❤️⛲️💙

07/06/2024

It's flowing again! Yay! Welcome back Fountain at Mill Creek Park (aka J.C. NICHOLS), KC missed you! 💙⛲️💙

07/06/2024

Shout out to Paul at PostNet in Lee's Summit for his amazing support on our "Fountains & Flatbread Tour"! Check out his speedy, friendly & professional printing services!
PostNet
Seasons 52

06/28/2024

New Exclusive Tour Announcement! We've teamed up with Seasons 52 on the Country Club Plaza to create "Fountains & Flatbread Tour", ...a special, yummy & celebratory tour designed for couples (hunnies, besties, family, co-workers) that includes a Happy Hour Fountain Tour, Flatbreads & Champagne!!
Only 3 dates this season, so get signed up fast!
Win-Win-Win!
Learn more at
https://www.kcfountaintours.com/fountains-flatbreads-tour/
Seasons 52

06/14/2024

Fountain Fanbassador Update. These two Omaha-to-KC vistors enjoyed the KC Streetcar Fountain Tour this morning. It was very cool to hear the similarities between our 2 cities. Reminds me how truly connected we can be! ⛲️💙⛲️
Fountain love Forever!
Ps, they match...how sweet!

06/14/2024

Its a great day for a Fountain Tour! Guests arriving soon for the 9am KC Streetcar Fountain Tour! ⛲️💙⛲️

06/07/2024

June 6, 1944. Lest we not forget!

06/04/2024

Current Screen Saver! The Water Spectacular at the K! All the extra fun deets here: https://www.kcfountaintours.com/kauffman-stadium-water-spectacular/

06/02/2024

Fountain Fanbassador Update: there's something about a wedding! This amazing family from Pittsburgh, PA married their kids off last night & I got to take them on the Big Six Fountain Tour today! Funny, lots of family laughter and our glorious fountains! How can you not LOVE this! 💙⛲️💙⛲️

04/23/2024

It's National Poetry Month - thought I'd take a spin...whatcha think?

In Kansas City, where fountains flow,
A sight to behold, a splendid show!
With waters dancing, in the sun's embrace,
Each fountain tells a story, a touch of grace.

From Country Club Plaza to parks so grand,
Fountains of beauty, across the land.
They shimmer and sparkle, in the city's heart,
A symphony of water, a work of art!

In Brush Creek's ripple, and Meyer Circle's charm,
The fountains of KC, they cast a warm.
In Children's Mercy Park, they play and gleam,
Like dreams of water, in a magic stream.

At J.C. Nichols, a plaza so divine,
Fountains whisper secrets, in a grand design.
And Crown Center's spires, they reach the sky,
With fountains that dazzle, as time goes by.

So here's to the fountains, of Kansas City's pride,
In their watery wonder, let's take a ride.
For they bring joy and wonder, to young and old,
In Kansas City's story, forever told!

04/18/2024

Current Screen Saver - Worlds of Fun Fountain in Americana!
Worlds of Fun dot org
Worlds of Fun dot org Group
17 days until opening day at WOF!

04/16/2024

Just call me Dorothy of OZ! 🤣