Fountain Hills Arizona

Distance from downtown: 29 miles

Fountain Hills started out as 4,500 acres of cattle land northeast of Scottsdale. In the 1960s, Charles Wood Jr., better known for his design of Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., helped plan and design the community that eventually incorporated in 1989.

Fountain Hills is nestled in the beautiful Sonoran Desert, surrounded by breathtaking mountain views. In the center of town is the world's tallest, continuously flowing fountain. Every year, thousands of visitors come to see it erupt 560 feet into the air every 15 minutes.

Fountain Hills covers more than 11,000 acres and enjoys natural geographic boundaries - the McDowell Mountains, the Fort McDowell Indian Reservation, the Salt River Indian Reservation and the McDowell Mountain Regional Park.

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