Day 8: The LA Observatory

Closed to the public in January of 2002, the Griffith Observatory is now open!

With $93 million in renovations, the observatory has received a well-deserved facelift. One of the major individual contributions was made by Leonard Nimoy, known as Mr. Spock amongst Trekkies.

The locale made famous in such movies as Rebel Without A Cause, Bowfinger, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, GoldenEye, The Rocketeer and The Terminator, features new exhibits and a modernized planetarium.

Although there is a $5 parking fee, a shuttle ride to the top of Mount Hollywood is included (kind of like the shuttle to the top of Machu Picchu). Even though you might not have a similar experience to the mystical rendezvous encountered in Peru, you don’t have to pay an entrance fee here in LA.