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Griffith Observatory
Los Feliz, California
Free hillside observatory with a skyline and Hollywood Sign view, best at dusk.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
A free public observatory on the slope of Mount Hollywood. The terrace looks over the whole basin and the Hollywood Sign, and the telescope on the roof is free to use on clear evenings.
Good to know
- Arrive before sunset; parking fills up
- Weekday mornings are quietest
- Shuttle runs from the Vermont/Sunset Metro station
- Best time
- Late afternoon into dusk
- Getting there
- Sealed road, paid and limited car park, steep hill climb
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Toilets
- Drinking water
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