Henry Wollman Bloch Memorial Fountain

It's #FountainDay in KC, which to me, means the official, final stamp that we're as far away from wintertime as possible. Music to my ears.This 'City of Fountains' really does a nice job of spreading out many iconic fountains across the metro, and I've always had a particular affinity for this one outside of Union Station. When it gets going, it's mesmerizing to watch. The view from the Liberty Memorial is one of the best views in all of KC, and right at the base of it you'll find this fountain performing all it's tricks and serve as a welcoming to the whole canvass. Cheers to spring and summer, and to watching all the fountains in KCMO for the longest amount of time until darkness, I mean winter, sets back in.

The Bloch fountain is probably the city's most elegant fountains. It stand between the Liberty Memorial complex, Crown Center, Washington Square Park, and Union Station. It is a simple reflecting pool of water with upwards flourishes of water creating forms. Unfortunately, poor planning has made the fountain somewhat isolated from pedestrian use. If the city got their act together and encouraged pedestrian use around the fountain and at the corner of Pershing/Main-- Kansas City could have a photo opp like few other cities. Right now, the Bloch fountain is a beautiful, architectural, graceful fountain in one of the most high profile locations in the region. People in/around it would make it more beautiful.

One of the best fountains in KC and rivals some fountains in Las Vegas. I've watched it many time and I've never seen the same pattern twice.

I really need to get out of Kansas City. Fountains are becoming like a sickness to me. I have to see them all, I can not get enough. This fountain did not disappoint. It's named after a gentleman that with his brother, founded H&R Block back in 1955 in Kansas City. We loved it. It is definitely worth going out of your way to see.