Highlight • Monument
Rainbow Pool at the World War II Memorial
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August 22, 2023
Hiking
The Rainbow Pool was designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. The pool was renamed the "Rainbow Pool" in 1924, after people noticed that its 124 nozzles that shoot up water like a fountain created a perfect rainbow.
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Elevation -30 m
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