If you have an interest in "outer space" than this...

If you have an interest in "outer space" than this is worth the trip and to see one of the largest radio dishes in the world. NOTE* if you want to shoot pictures you have to have a normal digital camera because you can not have any cell phones on because it causes interference with the observatory. You have to walk up the steps and should only take you about 15-20 minutes to do but it is all up hill. Once you are up there you will have to get a ticket to go into the museum / theater which also lets you go out to the area to view the dish. There is a lot of information why it was built here and what scientific work it has done to date. Also the movies "Goldeneye" James Bond 007 and "Contact" with Jodie Foster was filmed here.