Peabody Hotel Ducks

The original Peabody was built in 1869 and the new, current Italian Renaissance-style building was erected in 1925, one block away. Although famous people have passed through the front door, the hotel celebrities since 1930 are a group of ducks in the lobby fountain. The ducks are guided from their luxury rooftop quarters to the fountain every day at 11 AM where they frolic until 5 PM before being led back up to retire for the night.