![]() We showed up just 1 hour before closing and were the only visitors there. The staff was newly trained and eager to help. Be sure you arrive a good hour before closing so you have time to walk the steep hill from the parking lot to the visitor's center. ![]() We had to get a reservation online to visit. The visitor's center opened 2 days before we arrived (March 2022). I recommend sitting through the movie and getting the employee-led introduction to the telescope.Ĭost was $22 for us both to enter and we spent about two hours visiting. Lots of employees (student assistants?) were available to answer questions and demonstrate the lessons to be learned and show how they connect to our everyday life. The museum is small but very well curated. There are employees in the parking lot to assist in telling you where and how to park (back in perpendicular to the hill slope)- they may allow a drive up the road for a doorstep drop off for some in your party. There may be a shuttle that helps those with limited mobility, but stairs are required to get to where the shuttle would pick up/drop off (I only overheard talk of this and may have missed the whole conversation). The walk up is a steep hill at points and stairs at others. ![]() Parking for the observatory is significantly downhill from the museum and telescope. The drive to the observatory was more challenging than I expected with steep hills and switchback roads. My 9yo science-enthusiast daughter and I visited the museum in early Feb. ![]()
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