The Arecibo Observatory Review

It was great my first time great adventure & great to spend it with the family

What a great learning experience! Beautifull and great staff.

If you played battlefield 4 on the map based on this location you must visit here. We had a great time for the whole family. Well worth the time and effort.

It s worth it to pay extra for the all access tour!

A little expensive for the fairly limited experience. Glad to have visited, but this seems to be more oriented towards a grade school field trip.

The telescope is amazing and they have a good video that explains some of the history of the telescope and its purpose.

I was very disappointed in the people there explaining information about the telescope, physics and astronomy. The people working there couldn't answer my questions, and they didn't know the fundamental laws of physics that explain how things work in astronomy. They had no idea what conservation of angular momentum was. They really need to take a few physics classes before working there. I am a physicist and I teach physics at a university level at Brigham Young University.

Love, love this place. Was here when I was little and then last week with my husband. We're already looking for flight in mid February for our 12th Anniversary and this is already one of the tours we're doing but the VIP Tour.

$12.00 adults, 3.00 children, great place n tour, information provided is great too

Great place to visit. Don't get real excited for this life changing experience because it is not there. That being said it is very interesting and definitely a must stop if you have never been before.

Puerto Rico's iconic radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory completely collapsed. Cables supporting the structure snapped and caused damage in November. The telescope s 900-ton receiver platform fell more than 400 feet, destroying the massive reflector dish Tuesday.

The Arecibo Observatory's big radio dish was the 2nd largest in the world but was recently slated for demolition after November's cable failure. The observatory was featured in the 1997 Sci-Fi movie 'Contact' and was responsible for many groundbreaking discoveries.

We have been to the observatory several times but always learn something new. It is amazing to see but even more amazing is the high level research that goes on there.

It is also great for kids. There is a gift shop with reasonably priced scientific toys. My kid days are long behind me, but I almost always buy something for my nieces and nephews.

They also have games you can play with models of the telescope.

Unique location, interesting tour and knowledgeable staff. Could use better signage to find.

Goodbye Arecibo
D.E.P

The sheer scale of this structure is impossible to capture. Must go for all, especially families with geeky kids!

Very interesting information to be learned. Great for adults and small children

The place needs some updates to their system and information. More staff could be more available to explain the exhibitions. And for activities they need to be more organized to have control over the public.

It's great to be able to see the Arecibo Radio Telescope from that distance. Really enjoyed my visit.

A bit pricey on family size but good place to enjoy with the kids.

Ok. On 3/25/2016 lwent to visit this place ,and guest what ; yes the place is close ,they told me that is going to Re open after may 15/2016 so my friends wait till then ok .

I highly recommend you make this a stop while in Puerto Rico. Excellent for educational trips or just family vacation. Driving there is a bit of an adventure but definitely well worth it! And when you think you finally made it... be prepared for a good hike from the parking lot to the observatory. The view is amazing.

Adults 12USD
Children and Seniors 8USD
Summer 2017

A very interesting visit. Staff was very nice & helpful.

Excellent experience and the personal phenomenal. The place was clean including the bathrooms and the food delicious. Great place to be recommended.

Very interesting and useful information here. Theres not a huge visitors center but definitely enjoyable and fun for kids.

Worth the trek into the hills!

We parked and hiked up the stairs to the dish, after declining to ride in the suv they were using to shuttle people up the steep hill. From the parking lot (the sun) was a scale model of the solar system along the steps. Pretty neat feature. Right after paying you walk through a neat little hands on physics, space, type learning center. Mostly kid oriented, but I had fun with some of the contraptions as well. There was an auditorium, but we skipped it since we had the baby with us. You then walk out to a guy making hot dogs, and a giant crater in the mountains filled with concrete panels that make up the reflector of a massive radio telescope.

This device is how we know definitively the Earth is flat.

Great experience. Loved the radar! Amazing engineering feat. And the science was fascinating - lots of gadgets for kids (young & old) to play with and learn. The guides were all super helpful and friendly too! I'd give it 7 stars if I could!

If you're ever in Puerto Rico, I highly recommend taking the tour if they still offer it. It rocks having access to it.

This is awesome for a science junky!! Get ready to geek out!

Nice tour and video...you learn a lot. The observatory is really cool. The walk up to the place is not that great. You have to park and walk 10 minutes up a hill therefore wear sneakers. It would be nice if they would pick you up in golf carts.

ES UNA PENA QUE ROMPAN ESTE OSERBSTORIO.QUE PENA.ES LO MAS GRANDE DE PR

Great educative experience. A huge engineering wonder.

A bucket list stop for the ages, this amazing facility is a great milestone in man's study of our place in space among planets, galaxies and the universe.

One of my very favorite places to see in PR. The VIP tour was very worth the extra fee for me. We got to see the control room and the scientists doing their work. The museum was really neat.
The staff and guides were very friendly and very knowledgeable.
It s a bit of a walk uphill from the parking lot to the observatory. It gets hot up there so drink lots of water.
I was really enjoying my nerd day out but it s not required to be a card-carrying geek to enjoy this achievement of humanity.

I can't remember the date I first visited it, I just know that at this point, I imagine I will have been there at least five times.

What I can assure you is that I have always brought someone, be it a family member or a friend. All for the interest of showing others the importance of the Arecibo mountains for the world.

Last Sunday, July 9, 2017, my wife and this server, we met this marvel to a marriage with their small children, Venezuelan friends who have made Puerto Rico their great home ... Welcome to Arecibo ... welcome to Borinquen Bella!

Really cool. You won't be able to see much without paying, but it is worth the $12. A small hike up to the observatory.

Its worth going one time, its not a really big museum however its worth the trip.

I have always wanted to visit the Arecibo site. I got the chance and it does not dissapoint. It us massive. You will enjoy this location. Lots of photo ops here. Plus an impressive hands on display of meteorites that i was not expecting.

Learning experience playing and exploring. Recommendation School groups, friends, colleagues and / or family. Surround yourself with the greatness of the Universe.

Super cool - cooler than I thought it would be, actually.

We had a great time on the night of observation. A unique experience.
Well organizing and a lot of learning. We loved it.

Selama lebih lima dekad, teleskop radio Arecibo yang terletak di Puerto Rico adalah yang terbesar di dunia. Tetapi selepas 57 tahun beroperasi, ia diumumkan akan ditutup selama-lamanya kerana kerosakan struktur yang terlalu serius.
Pada bulan ini kabel pada teleskop terputus mengakibatkan lubang sebesar 30 meter terbentuk. Ketika proses baik pulih ingin dilakukan, jurutera mendapati beberapa struktur lain tidak stabil sehingga diramalkan akan runtuh pada bila-bila masa. Oleh sebab itu keputusan diambil untuk menutup terus Arecibo dan merobohkan keseluruhan struktur.

A very nice and interesting place that everyone should visit someday. I regret tmbn that the people of that neighborhood have to endure the radiation that should emit such a powerful radar.

Wonderful to see what our Scientist are doing. Highly recommend doing the tour to see the control room

Very interesting, but roads to get there are HORRIBLE. Also many, many unruly school children during week days!!

My arecibo how I miss it is my second home but soon I will be ay

We did the basic tour. Very nice museum, with many exhibits for young and old. There is a video about the telescope followed by a short walk outside to see the telescope itself. You get a nice view from the observation area. We spent maybe 45 minutes there. They also sell some snacks. You can take pictures, but they tell you your cell phone needs to be in airplane mode or "it will be destroyed". Apparently something to do with the radio waves. Quite few steps up from the parking lot.

I like to go because it is a good experince I as the governor's right hand I say to fix what broke the hurricane Maria

AWESOME... MAGNIFICENT...A wonder of 1950s technology...!!!

Fantastic! Highly interesting, in the middle of nowhere like from another world.

Interesting good history, take cash the cafeteria dies not have atm

Awesome place to visit when on the island; a must see among many other unique sites.

When I visited, i pretended to have a shoot out with 006 like in the my second fav james bond film Goldeneye... also best Nintendo game. I stayed home from 1st grade the day it came out to play it :). Other than that, the bar was cooler

Pretty cool to go to. I ended up doing a caving and tubing tour so I got a better view than the people who were at the visitor center.

Very good attention with a lot of knowledge of the material and the questions

Very good orientation. Clean facilities and well-trained staff. I loved!

A great place to go if you're interested in astronomy or science in general. Offers very informative tours around the facility and about its operations.

It was a hard climb up the hill, the Observatory and it's staff were excellent.

One of the best places to take your family in Puerto Rico

Very sophisticated place for the observation of space from the earth,

The treatment to the visitor has improved a lot. He no longer has to climb the hill that takes out the air completely. There is a tour guide who explains the purpose of the Radar. They also have VIP Guides that take you close to the Radar. There is also lodging.

An amazing place for everyone interested about science, astronomy and radio ham as I am