Griffith Observatory - Private Educational Tour

We have put together a very special adventure for your curious young astronomers at the Griffith Observatory!

Be sure to register for our other events that will bring together a lot of the information presented. Find all of these on our events page:

September: Mt. Wilson Night/ Overnight, Intertidal Ecology at the Tidepools, and the NASA JPL Tour

October: Rocktober Caving and Astronomy in Joshua Tree

November: Griffith Observatory! Keep reading...

Griffith Observatory Private Tour Schedule:

4pm: Meet on the Griffith Observatory lawn where students will have a warm-up activity and meet other HFAC friends. Our tour will begin shortly after.

6pm: Planetarium Show!

7pm: Families can walk around to view the many telescopes and speak to Griffith Observatory PhD astrophysicists 

Please note: Our tour technically ends at the Planetarium Show. After the show, students will stay with their chaperone/parent for the remainder of the evening to look through the many telescopes available. We are guessing that families may stay until about 8pm or so.

About:

The Griffith Observatory inspires everyone to observe, ponder, and understand the sky. 

Griffith Observatory is an icon of Los Angeles, a national leader in public astronomy, a beloved civic gathering place, and one of southern California’s most popular attractions. The Observatory is located on the southern slope of Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park, just above the Los Feliz neighborhood. It is 1,134 feet above sea level and is visible from many parts of the Los Angeles basin. The Observatory is the best vantage point for observing the world-famous Hollywood Sign. Since opening in 1935, the Observatory has welcomed over 85 million visitors. Open late nearly every evening, Griffith Observatory’s audience is “the general public,” and it is one of the rare places where you will see people from every part of the region and from all parts of the world.

Date: November 5th, 2024

Time: 4pm-8pm

Cost: $39 per student, $19 per adult/chaperone

Please limit your reservation to one adult per student, if possible

Planetarium Tickets included

Notes:

*Charter Funds Accepted

~Ticketing funds will pay for planetarium tickets and a donation to the educational department of the Observatory.

~An "Everything You Need to Know" email will be sent out before the event with all of the details

~If the cost is a barrier to participation, and you are not with a charter school, please contact us for scholarship options

~No Refunds Available

Any questions?

Please text 626-485-0540

Email hfadventurecommunity@gmail.com