Events Calendar

Yerkes Observatory Tour

Saturday, July 4th - 10:00 am

Yerkes Observatory is open for free public tours every Saturday throughout the year, except when the Saturday is on or very close to December 25 and January 1. Regular Saturday tours are designed for families and other small groups.

Programs begin at 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and Noon and last about forty-five minutes. We don't take reservations. While there is no charge, we appreciate a suggested donation of $5 per person. If there are more than fifteen in your group, please consider making arrangements for a private program at some other time. If you wish to do so, please call 262 245-5555, extension 832.

During the tours, the tour guide provides a brief talk on the history of Yerkes, astronomical research, and our amazing Universe. He will also take visitors into the 90-foot dome, one of the largest of its kind ever built. Here, visitors look at the famed 40-inch Refractor, the world's biggest lens-type telescope, and its impressive…

Yerkes Observatory
373 W Geneva St., Williams Bay, WI

http://astro.uchicago.edu/yerkes/index.html

262 245-5555