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From April 22, 2019, to May 6, 2019, Griffith Observatory was closed for essential improvements.

Griffith Observatory is a public facility, owned and operated by the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks since opening in 1935. We build healthy communities through people, parks, and programs.

The mission of the Griffith Observatory Foundation is to support and promote Griffith Observatory as a home for science literacy, education, and public astronomy through resource development and advocacy in partnership with the community.

Whether your class has a reservation for the fifth-grade school program or is just visiting during regular operating hours, we offer resources and activities to make each student’s experience richer and more inspiring.

The largest urban-wilderness municipal park in the United States, Griffith Park is filled with trails, trees, trains, attractions… and the Hollywood Sign!

Exploring Griffith Observatory's past starts with namesake Griffith J. Griffith, whose plan for a public observatory was as visionary as it was audacious. From Griffith's bequest in 1919 to the Observatory's dedication on May 14, 1935, the story shifts to the astronomers, architects, and public leaders who made his vision to reality.

After nearly 67 years of continuous use and 70 million visitors, Griffith Observatory was nearly loved to death by the very public it served. When the building closed in January 2002, it was very much in need of renewal. As part of the renovation and expansion project, all elements of the building were restored to their original grandeur and improved for the modern level of public use.

People have always looked at the sky and wondered what is really out there. Our 60 exhibits make you an observer and show you what we know.

Seven stone and bronze lines embedded in the lower West Observation Terrace radiate out from the building toward the western horizon. Each line points toward a notable sunset or moonset position on the horizon.

Unimaginably vast and continuously changing, the universe has been growing larger for nearly 14 billion years. We are connected to the origin of the universe by the sparkling ribbon of time that reaches from the Big Bang to today, when we observe what the universe is, understand what it is doing, and appreciate how long all of this has been going on.