GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY

Griffith Observatory

Griffith Observatory

Griffith Observatory's exclusive architecture and setting, convincing programmatic offerings, and cinematic exposure have made it one of the most famous and visited landmarks in southern California. Tens of millions have arrive to walk the inside of the construction, outlook the reside planetarium shows, or simply gaze out towards the coast and the heavens. This heritage and technical icon is obliged its existence to the illusion of one man, Griffith Jenkins Griffith, and to the dedicated researchers and public servants who worked to fulfill his dream of making astronomy and fact accessible to all.

Once you get to the Observatory, we wish you will consider attending reside planetarium program - Centered in the Universe - in the Samuel Oschin Planetarium.(Henry, 2009) Please be aware of the next with regard to admission/tickets for the planetarium. Visitors may propel exactly to Griffith Observatory and park in its parking allotment or on the adjacent roads. As always, there is no admission charge to go in the Observatory construction and no reservation is needed to visit.(Broder, 2006)

To the span possible, visitors are encouraged to carpool, organize bus trips, hike, cycle, or even take a taxi. Observatory traffic staff will be on hand to assist hold traffic going through the park, stopping gridlock if the Observatory's parking allotment and adjacent roads become full.

VEHICLE PARKING: Parking at the Observatory continues very restricted; there was simply no unused room on the hilltop and roads to add added parking spaces. The busiest times are usually on weekends. Please be cognizant that there may be an uphill walk to the Observatory from some of the parking available along the roads.

DISABLED PARKING: The Observatory has designated handicapped parking spaces for those with official plates and/or placards. To access these spaces, please approach the checkpoint in the parking allotment and speak with the traffic staff. Disabled access shuttles approaching to the Observatory will be passed through at all times (even when the parking allotment is full) and will fall off at the horseshoe driveway in front of the building. Such shuttles may not reserve at the Observatory.

GROUPS AND TOURS: Visitors are encouraged to arrange assembly trips to the Observatory, if via school buses, private charter buses, or trip buses. Groups manage not require to make any kind of appointment to visit the Observatory neither notify the Observatory in advance of their visit. We lament the Observatory is not able to supply trip guides for assembly tours or to offer advance ticketing for the Samuel Oschin Planetarium.

Though our formal school program is only for fifth-grade students, we greeting and encourage school groups to visit throughout public hours of operation. While there is not a formal program for other grades, our knowledgeable and skilled Museum Guides are located around the construction to assist make your visit successful. We manage ask that such groups have sufficient adult chaperones (1 adult for every 10-12 students) and that the chaperones actively supervise student activity.

Groups in buses approaching to the Observatory will be passed through ...