Took a tour of the Observatory and got to look at the moon through the telescope. It was an awesome experience. Even touring the basement. Highly recommend for everyone!!

Saturday night viewings & Tues/Thurs. public nights. If you are one that cares about the universe, space, astronomy, physics, or life in general, this is a great place to go. Whether visiting to view through a telescope, view the stars in a dimly lit area of the city, or just experience a peaceful ambiance, this is a must visit. The experience lends itself to all. People are friendly, observations are stunning, the experience is thought provoking. Thank you to Denver Astro Society for this! Much appreciation!

The iced latte was nice but a bit watery. The ambiance was good, the internet was fast, but also it was hard to find chargers and the washroom was a bit dirty. Overall really nice atmosphere to study, the festive lights and music helped brighten the mood.

Place to have fun with friends and family

Great day to have a picnic next to the observatory. From what Im told the actual observatory isnt not open anymore

Its beautiful architecture to see during the day but the public nights are amazing. Great mini lectures, beautiful original building and of course the stunning telescope, entirely original. Its only a few dollars to go to a public night on a Tuesday or Thursdayand the topics vary by speaker.

I definitely recommend trying out the public nights, which have been going on since 1894! The night starts out with a volunteer doing a presentation on a topic (it varies, depending who does it that night)- Theyre so passionate about it that I just had the best time. Then you have a tour of the observatory and its clocks, which is fascinating because its so old. Then, if the weather is clear, youll be able to look through the telescope at whatevers clearest at that time. The first time I went, we saw one of the star clusters in Orions belt. If youre not able to look out of the telescope due to weather, youre able to come back to any public night. And, really, its $4 per person to do something so different and informative. Give it a try!

So fun to be able to go and peek through a giant telescope while getting schooled on space by people who are passionate about it.

Nice Park with 4 good tennis courts

There were great tours & viewing events

Attended the Tue/Thurs public night at the Observatory. The tickets are very inexpensive and the event caters to all ages. Attendees ranged from families with young school aged children through older adults.The staff was friendly and knowledgeable and really helped convey the Observatorys unique history and importance as well as delivery the overpowering awe of the stars and astronomy through both a short lecture/talk and, weather permitting, getting to look through the Observatorys telescope!Recommend bringing a good coat if visiting in winter as the telescope is in a nighttime indoor/outdoor space.If you have trouble with stairs or ladders remember to make the staff aware. Weather permitting they can hopefully pick an object to look at that does not require climbing up to the telescope to view.

What a great Gem in Denver.Beautiful when they have the open house nights

What a wonderful way to observe the heavens. We took our daughter for her birthday and got a very clear view of Jupiter and its four largest moons. Staff was kind, patient, and knowledge. The cost was extremely affordable for the whole family. It was a diverse crowd wich was really nice, people on dates, older couples, singles, and people with kids.

If you are in to astronomy and telescopes this is a must visit. It is only open a few select days per month but well worth it. Very educational and the history involved is interesting!

I visited Denver for the first time and made a reservation for their public viewing night and it was so amazing! The staff was super friendly and very informative. The telescope was so cool to watch in action and we even got to see a star cluster. I will never forget that night and it will be my top 5 favorite memories. I would love to go again!

Beautiful historic telescope & observatory. Had a great date night here on one of the public nights. The moon looked so close you could touch it, and we also looked at a star in the process of being born. Very cool!

Very cool observatory!! Highly recommend to visit during an open house.

Nice place to visit but sucks to sleep!

An incredible experience from start to finish. The mini lectures at the start of the night are so informative and the volunteers are wonderful. Getting to look at the planets from the observatory was a dream come true.

It was nice chatting with the volunteers. Denver needs to control its light pollution! Messier 3 should have had more contrast on a clear night. Looked like a twilight view thru the eyepiece. Jupiter and Saturn should be excellent views.

Great place. Totally reccomend

This place is the shiznit for astronomy in the Denver Metro area. Both the observatory itself and the TWENTY-INCH Clark refractor inside are 125 years old. The scope works like a champ, even if it is an antique. Cheapest date in the universe at just TWO BUCKS.

Get a public night ticket when the moon is new and you will be very impressed! Great family outing where everyone will learn about the history and future of Astronomy. Thanks to the Denver Astronomical Society for having the event.

We went and checked out the family night a few weeks ago and it was really fun. People set up their personal telescopes on the lawn in front so, in addition to checking out the big telescope, you can see a lot of other stuff as well. A nice family activity.

If you can get a ticket, go! Great history and information. This place has been here since 1894! And they have a bunch of cool picture of old Denver! Oh yeah, and theres a hug telescope!

Love the history here.

I absolutely loved visiting this observatory because everyone was friendly and explained what I was seeing in the sky. I genuinely felt welcomed even though I am from the west coast and dropped by for only an hour before going back to my travel companions. I was lucky to have been in the area during their open house.

Soooooooo cute. Full of knowledgable, friendly people willing to assuage your curiosity.

Awesome place

My visit was in April of 2017 it was wonderful the skies were clear I was able to observe the surface of the Moon in a way I had never observed it before

This place is so cool! 100+y.o. 20 Telescope and monthly star parties!

Good date night

This place was great. A lot of interesting history here. We enjoyed the lecture that The Denver Astronomical Society gave as well.

A lot of fun even when its cloudy. Good for kids if theyre 10 or older. Very educational.

I saw close-ups of Venus and I also saw the US space shuttle pass by in the night sky. My boyfriend and I went here for a date and it was definitely a great idea, they have a balcony several different binoculars that you can look into the night sky on your own, you have to make your reservations a couple months in advance, however, but I definitely think its worth it.

Interesting facts about galaxy stuff and definitely good instructors

This made for quite the romantic cap to our date night! We went to a Public Night, hosted by several enthusiastic and knowledgeable volunteers from the Denver Astronomical Society (cost $4 per person). Walking through the park for the 8:30pm start time at dusk was very atmospheric, with bats circling overhead while approaching the lit up glow of the observatory and its dome. On entering the 100+ year old building, you get that fabulous, old, wooden smell. The volunteers gave an interesting talk, followed by us climbing the stairs into the dome, to be confronted by the enormous telescope (12th largest in the world when it was built and still one of the largest refracting telescopes). You can climb a narrow, almost ladderlike staircase up a mobile platform contraption which leads to the eyepiece of the telescope. Its a thrill to watch the telescope be rotated around the dome, and to see the huge slit in the ceiling it looks out of. Theres also a balcony from which you can see the night sky to the south and they had high powered loaner binoculars on hand to use there as well.

Astronomer heavenGreat programs available to the public

Extremely educational very informative amazing landmark in history!

Back in 1979, I was graciously invited to spend the night observing. With my advanced degrees in High Energy Astrophysics. A real blessing !!

Public nights are great there. The local astrological society puts on an informative presentation, then weather permitting, gives visitors the opportunity to peek through the historical 20 refracting telescope.

Excellent program put on by Jon off the Denver Astronomical Society.

Beautiful, scientifically interesting, charming and clean. Awesome spot for a date imo

Amazing facility, built prior to 1900

Fabulous historic observatory! Worth a visit on one of the public nights!

You can sign up for a tour! Historic building. Great park for kids.

Wonderful Historic Observatory

Beautiful old observatory. They have regular open house events and theyll even let you look through the telescope.

The telescope is over 100 years old so obviously not state of the art but public night was fun.

Quiet refuge in the city

We signed up for this from out of state, not knowing what it was. We thought it would be some star viewing basics. Turned out to be a very strange class-room style speech, and then a trip up to the telescope. We had bad luck and total cloud cover, so we basically sat through a class about Star Trek and star units... with no payoff

Amazing!

I observed it. It was cool.

Historically impressive.

Very fun place

Nice view!

Wonderful historic location.

I like the park there .

Vintage.

Super cool and historic

Awesome

DUs home to see the Stars!

This is my favorite place in Denver.

Go see the stars!