WATERCOURT AT CALIFORNIA PLAZA The wet and whimsical Watercourt offers a bubbling, bright, colorful and cascading oasis to all wending their way into the polished granite and reflective glass core of California Plaza. The Watercourt overflows with places to enjoy the view, the misty cooled air and perhaps a lunch and the frequent noon-time and evening entertainment during the summer. Its various perspectives have also served well as a backdrop for such movies as Batman Forever and Heat. The gusty and tuneful fountain in the forecourt challenges all, at the risk of getting wet, to venture near and to test the timing of the syncopated computer-generated water spouts. A favorite roost for hot, sunny days downtown.

California Plaza Watercourt 350 South Grand Avenue Open 24 hours

Walk up to the Grand Avenue sidewalk and cross at the newly installed pedestrian crosswalk and enter the...