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Palomar Observatory, located atop Palomar Mountain in north San Diego County, California, is a center of astronomical research owned and operated …
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Jul 6, 2024
This is a "skip it" for your family vacation. It's about a 2-hour drive from San Diego up a very winding mountain road....and the views from the road are the highlight! Once you get to the observat… Full review by Stephanie C
Feb 8, 2024
We decided to add this to our itinerary on our San Diego trip as my sons are both into Astrophysics. It is an almost two hour drive from San Diego, but the views from the road up the mountain are sp… Full review by Sharron R
Aug 18, 2023
Loved the on the floor tour. First visited in 1979, second time ten years later...ish. Could only do the self guided tour/visitors gallery. July 15, 2023 took the $5.00 tour on the floor guided to… Full review by David T
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