Old Fresno Water Tower

Its not a big attraction at all but its definitely a must visit landmark of Fresno and best of all its FREE, once you’re inside you will be marveled by the beauty of the of this magnificent water tower, its brick build up is just breathtaking for architecture junkies like me, and even if your not into architecture, you can appreciate the beauty at least once, its just so gorgeous. The American Romanesque architecture really captivated me and made me wonder how in the world did they build this in 1894, although this tower was only useful until the end of 1963, after that is was only used as storage by the city, until 2001when it was opened to visitors. Im a fan of beautiful historical building and this building is a must visit for this who likes to see the history of Fresno and the importance of this landmark. This is the last few standing historical landmark from the golden age of Fresno, so if I were you I would take the opportunity to visit it. This tower function also as a visitors center and also houses a Fresno Art Council Gift shop. the docents are very friendly and will help you with any questions.
This attraction is free and plan to spend 5 – 10 minutes here, parking is plenty on the eaton plaza and is free on Saturdays. The tower is open Tuesdays to Saturday 10 am to 4 pm and it is exclusively open until 8 pm on First Thursdays of every month for Art Hop.