Lowell observatory Reviews

Great place for kids and adults. The tours are awesome with highly educated and excited staff. You can tell the staff loves their job and the subject matter

Telescopes and glow in the dark sidewalks. We also saw a fireball! Doesn't get much better than that.

The weather made viewing difficult but we enjoyed the history and photos taken on site. We also learned how to spot planets and identified some constellations.

I had no idea that this observatory was where so many important things happened. The tour we took was so informative and interesting.

We had a great tour guide - I def recomme d the evening tour. It was great!

A wonderful experience. The telescope viewing, the astronomer s knowledge, the illuminated walkway and the stargazing story time was a worthwhile experience 5/5
Stop by the gift shop before or after the tour for some out of this world goodies

As an amateur astronomer I was thoroughly impressed with Lowell Observatory. Unfortunately, I visited during Covid-19, and as such there was a limited amount of guided tours and freedom to visit the telescopes as I wanted to. That is supposed to open up in about a month or so, meaning August of 2021. Highly recommend the visit to anyone who has an interest an astronomy or history. The Clark refractor is truly amazing to behold in person. Walking in the footsteps of History where Pluto was discovered was an enjoyable experience. Try to plan your visit in such a way that the weather allows viewing through the telescopes on their observing deck, as it will add a lot to your visit.

Amazing place with great tours. a must do for star watchers and lovers of science

Great place to spend time looking at the night sky. Knowledgeable staff. Fun gift shop. But remember, if you can't see any stars because of cloud cover, you won't be able to at Lowell either. Be aware of the weather before you go!

Amazing tour at night. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and spent a lot of time pointing out constellations. We spent a good amount of time in the viewing area outside looking through the various telescopes. Amazing and clear view of Saturn and Jupiter in those telescopes! The glowing rocks on the ground made it easy to see where we were going outside and they looked pretty awesome!