Washington Square Park — Attraction in Ottawa

It's a nice park with rich history! The fountain is beautiful with Lincoln and Douglas statues as the focal point as this was the first site for their debates while campaigning for presidency. It is in a great location with lots of other historical places to learn about nearby. Great places to eat and shops within walking distance. It's a beautiful backdrop for family and formal event photos due to all the well-kept flower gardens and memorials. In the summer months, it is the place to be with parades and music in the park, a popcorn wagon (that never seems to be open for business, unless you are lucky). Summer weekend mornings, you will find the farmer's market and flea markets on this block. There is ample parking, but no public rest rooms. No jungle gyms for kids, but they will like the fountain, the cannons and the butterflies! ;-) It's a nice place to hang out before or after a date to the Roxy Cinema that is just across the street. This is also quite the place to be for many of your phone app games like pokemon and geo-caching. You may encounter a man named Kevin who typically steers clear of people, but he has made this park his home, and who can blame him, it's just...

I believe I walked around on my way to the fireworks that were there on the 4th of July, however this is claiming that it was the 12th, which is possible however I do not remember going there for anything specific on that day so my review is to reflect the time I had watching the fireworks display and it was amazing, though I was near the highschool rather and not at this location specifically although I could be simply mistaken. I am not a regular of the town, and therefore not very familiar with the exact names of the areas of the town, however there is a very nice 'urban' vibe where it feels like a mini-version of Joliet which itself feels like a mini-version...

Wow! What a cool town. And an historic one at that! Ottawa, Illinois was first of 7 towns where Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas held Senate seat debates in 1858. Although the Republican challenger, Lincoln (back when Republicans were today's Democrats) would lose the race for the Senate seat, Ottawa has wonderfully commemorated the August 21, 1858 event.

I would encourage anyone with a taste for such history to visit Ottawa. And to remember... especially today, and in the words of a VERY wise man, 'that “A house divided against itself...