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Charlotte, North Carolina: Fountain of Big Spitting Fish

In summer, if you dare, walk onto a circular plaza and see if you can escape being drenched by three big fish, spitting at random.

Address:
Levine Ave. of the Arts, Charlotte, NC
Directions:
Downtown, in a small park at S. Tryon St. and Levine Ave. of the Arts (formerly W. 1st St.). Across the street from the Disco Chicken and just southwest of the Brick Kids.
Admission:
Free
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Fish Fountain.

Giant Fish Fountain

A water fountain with three big fish squirts water during warm months. It's located in the same park as the Brick Kids.

[Signman Joe, 04/10/2014]

The 10-foot-tall fish were sculpted by Carolyn Braaksma and installed in 2003.


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Tall Stacks of Big Bronze BooksTall Stacks of Big Bronze Books, Charlotte, NC - < 1 mi.
Brick Kids - Life is an Open BookBrick Kids - Life is an Open Book, Charlotte, NC - < 1 mi.
Disco ChickenDisco Chicken, Charlotte, NC - < 1 mi.
In the region:
President Jackson Born Here, Maybe, Waxhaw, NC - 25 mi.

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