Lick Observatory
Observatory · Mount Hamilton, California
The first permanently occupied mountaintop observatory in the world, opened on Mount Hamilton above San Jose in 1888 and funded by James Lick, an eccentric piano-maker and land speculator who is buried underneath the pier of the 36-inch refractor. The road up has around 365 curves and takes an hour to drive twenty miles.
7281 Mount Hamilton Road, Mount Hamilton, California, 95140, United States
Daytime visits free, generally Thursday to Sunday. Summer Visitors Program June to September, ticketed and sells out fast.
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