Roadside oddity

Siding Spring Observatory

Coonabarabran, New South Wales

Australia's largest optical observatory, on a mountaintop in the Warrumbungles.

Cost
Paid
Time to allow
2 hours
Siding Spring Observatory
Annette Teng · CC BY 3.0

Siding Spring has a visitor centre and discovery centre with telescopes and displays. The drive up gives views across the range.

Vehicles
Fine in any car

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