what are some observatories in the us that are open to the public?

Question

not museums or planetariums... im talking about observatories with telescopes. optical and radio telescope observatories are what im looking for....

Answer 1

Actually... Most Observatories within an hour or so drive of a large population center will have scheduled 'public tours'. All you have to do is call the public relations office to get the schedules.

HTH

Doug

Answer 2

I went to Pine Mountain observatory near Bend, Oregon almost 20 years ago. They let us see Saturn. It looked like a flying saucer.