The Fountain at the Stanford Bookstore

«Too much water. 7÷10» — IGN
The drought definitely agrees.

As far as fountains at bookstores go, this one has it all:
1. it’s a fountain
2. it’s at a bookstore
This is seriously impressive stuff. Highly recommended to connoisseurs of fountains, bookstores, or both.

I once had a summer camp at Stanford, and my friends&I decided to go fountain hopping. While I prefer the fountain in front of the Green Library [it’s bigger, a little more private], it was still fun making tourists stare at us in the middle of the day while splashing around in our swimsuits: P

I like how much water is featured in this fountain. It really highlights the water’s wetness, as well its properties as a liquid.
This fountain is really fountainous.

I thought this fountain was called «The Claw», since the red fountain in front of Green Library is called «The Hoop (Fountain)». Cool place to get a tan and drink in Spring Quarter, if you don’t mind sharing your pool-​like experience with a bunch of like-​minded party people and whatever tourists happen to wander by.
They just tiled the area around it last summer, so now you can go around barefoot instead of burning yourself on the 15 or so feet of blacktop between the fountain and the nearest two patches of grass.

I never in a million years though I would be Unilocaling the fountain in front of the bookstore at Stanford. How random.
But this is THE PLACE to sit and read the latest book you bought in the bookstore or the Stanford DAILY or eat. I was not a graduate of Stanford so I never did anything crazy in the fountain, just on the side of it.
So go to Stanford and do what I did or jump in and dance around. No one will stop you.

If you go or have gone to Stanford how can you not 5 star the fountain. Hung out here on way too many gorgeous days reading the Stanford daily and people watching.

My time at Stanford would not have been the same without the fountain. The fountain resembles hope, honor, bravery, and strength to me. I have had lots of laughs there and started many friendships. Without this beautiful fountain, I would not be who I am today.

THE most amazing place EVAR! Things you can do:
— race in the fountain
— drink plum wine in the fountain
— climb the statue in the fountain
— meet friends in the fountain
— play frisbee in the fountain
— collect coins from the fountain
— fight ADs next to the fountain
— take off your pants at the fountain
— pee in bushes by the fountain
— bike to and from the fountain
— lose your engagement ring in the fountain
— shark attack at the fountain.

This is THE place to get drunk at Stanford.
Thursday nights are pretty hopping – this summer especially, when the trombone quartet jazzed it up in the quad. During the school year when the row houses go fountain-​hopping, they spend a good 5 minutes here and it’s always entertaining.
Also, during the daytime, it’s super easy to pick up on guys because they are apparently into fully-​clothed girls who splash around in the water like an only-​child. What’s up Elliott? How was the Speech & Debate conference?
The only downfall is that it’s really hard to get a whirlpool going in this one.