Observatories

The final resting place of the businessman-turned-astronomer who helped discover Pluto stands near his observatory.

This remote, abandoned Soviet observatory promises spectacular views for those who can reach it.

The largest refracting telescope in Europe is housed on the grounds of a former French castle.

The city’s oldest gateway to the galaxy lies at the entrance to the Royal Botanical Gardens.

The four landings commemorate a royal visit to Europe's biggest observatory.

The best place for scenic views of the DMZ and North Korea.

The 1940s structure houses what was once Europe's largest telescope.

One of the world's most advanced radio observatories sprawls across the Atacama Desert.

The Chilean mountain is freckled with (relatively) small European telescopes.

Watch the local Netherlands birds from inside this giant eco-egg.

A university observatory dome painted like the beloved "Star Wars" robot.

Renowned mathematician and physicist Carl Friedrich Gauss once worked at this observatory.

When this 18th-century observatory's meridian was moved, it set Sweden's time back by 0.04 seconds.

Finland's oldest astronomical observatory once played a crucial role in seafaring and timekeeping.

This old medieval prison tower has been a site of astronomical research for more than 250 years.

Erected in 1803, it is the first astronomical observatory that was built in the Americas.

The telescope that discovered Neptune.