Green Bank Observatory Science Center

Multi-day event: 2026-07-30 through 2026-08-03. Enjoy a guided tour of the Green Bank Observatory campus! This ticket Includes a 30-min presentation followed by a 30-min tour on our radio-quiet bus. Book Now!

Multi-day event: 2026-07-30 through 2026-08-03. Enjoy a guided tour of the Green Bank Observatory campus! This ticket Includes a 30-min presentation followed by a 30-min tour on our radio-quiet bus. Book Now!

Enjoy a guided tour of the Green Bank Observatory campus! Tours begin on the hour from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm. Your ticket includes a 30-minute presentation in the Science Center Auditorium, followed by a 30-minute tour of the observatory on our radio-quiet bus. Book Now!

Celebrate Green Bank’s historic role in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence with a rare opportunity to see inside our historic telescopes and speak with one of our radio astronomers in person! We begin where it all started, in the control room of the 85-foot telescope used by Frank Drake in the original search, Project Ozma. From there, we'll tour the 140-foot telescope used by Jill Tarter’s Project Phoenix, then take a stroll inside the gate around the GBT for a close-up view of

Enjoy a guided tour of the Green Bank Observatory campus! Tours begin on the hour from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm. Your ticket includes a 30-minute presentation in the Science Center Auditorium, followed by a 30-minute tour of the observatory on our radio-quiet bus. Book Now!

Enjoy a guided tour of the Green Bank Observatory campus! Tours begin on the hour from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm. Your ticket includes a 30-minute presentation in the Science Center Auditorium, followed by a 30-minute tour of the observatory on our radio-quiet bus. Book Now!

Enjoy a guided tour of the Green Bank Observatory campus! Tours begin on the hour from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm. Your ticket includes a 30-minute presentation in the Science Center Auditorium, followed by a 30-minute tour of the observatory on our radio-quiet bus. Book Now!

Enjoy a guided tour of the Green Bank Observatory campus! Tours begin on the hour from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm. Your ticket includes a 30-minute presentation in the Science Center Auditorium, followed by a 30-minute tour of the observatory on our radio-quiet bus. Book Now!

Multi-day event: 2026-08-04 through 2026-08-05. Enjoy a guided tour of the Green Bank Observatory campus! This ticket Includes a 30-min presentation followed by a 30-min tour on our radio-quiet bus. Book Now!

Enjoy a guided tour of the Green Bank Observatory campus! Tours begin on the hour from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm. Your ticket includes a 30-minute presentation in the Science Center Auditorium, followed by a 30-minute tour of the observatory on our radio-quiet bus. Book Now!

Enjoy a guided tour of the Green Bank Observatory campus! Tours begin on the hour from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm. Your ticket includes a 30-minute presentation in the Science Center Auditorium, followed by a 30-minute tour of the observatory on our radio-quiet bus. Book Now!

Multi-day event: 2026-08-06 through 2026-08-10. Enjoy a guided tour of the Green Bank Observatory campus! This ticket Includes a 30-min presentation followed by a 30-min tour on our radio-quiet bus. Book Now!

Multi-day event: 2026-08-06 through 2026-08-10. Enjoy a guided tour of the Green Bank Observatory campus! This ticket Includes a 30-min presentation followed by a 30-min tour on our radio-quiet bus. Book Now!

Enjoy a guided tour of the Green Bank Observatory campus! Tours begin on the hour from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm. Your ticket includes a 30-minute presentation in the Science Center Auditorium, followed by a 30-minute tour of the observatory on our radio-quiet bus. Book Now!

Celebrate Green Bank’s historic role in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence with a rare opportunity to see inside our historic telescopes and speak with one of our radio astronomers in person! We begin where it all started, in the control room of the 85-foot telescope used by Frank Drake in the original search, Project Ozma. From there, we'll tour the 140-foot telescope used by Jill Tarter’s Project Phoenix, then take a stroll inside the gate around the GBT for a close-up view of

Enjoy a guided tour of the Green Bank Observatory campus! Tours begin on the hour from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm. Your ticket includes a 30-minute presentation in the Science Center Auditorium, followed by a 30-minute tour of the observatory on our radio-quiet bus. Book Now!

Enjoy a guided tour of the Green Bank Observatory campus! Tours begin on the hour from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm. Your ticket includes a 30-minute presentation in the Science Center Auditorium, followed by a 30-minute tour of the observatory on our radio-quiet bus. Book Now!

Enjoy a guided tour of the Green Bank Observatory campus! Tours begin on the hour from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm. Your ticket includes a 30-minute presentation in the Science Center Auditorium, followed by a 30-minute tour of the observatory on our radio-quiet bus. Book Now!

Enjoy a guided tour of the Green Bank Observatory campus! Tours begin on the hour from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm. Your ticket includes a 30-minute presentation in the Science Center Auditorium, followed by a 30-minute tour of the observatory on our radio-quiet bus. Book Now!

Multi-day event: 2026-08-11 through 2026-08-12. Enjoy a guided tour of the Green Bank Observatory campus! This ticket Includes a 30-min presentation followed by a 30-min tour on our radio-quiet bus. Book Now!

Enjoy a guided tour of the Green Bank Observatory campus! Tours begin on the hour from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm. Your ticket includes a 30-minute presentation in the Science Center Auditorium, followed by a 30-minute tour of the observatory on our radio-quiet bus. Book Now!

Enjoy a guided tour of the Green Bank Observatory campus! Tours begin on the hour from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm. Your ticket includes a 30-minute presentation in the Science Center Auditorium, followed by a 30-minute tour of the observatory on our radio-quiet bus. Book Now!

Multi-day event: 2026-08-13 through 2026-08-17. Enjoy a guided tour of the Green Bank Observatory campus! This ticket Includes a 30-min presentation followed by a 30-min tour on our radio-quiet bus. Book Now!

Multi-day event: 2026-08-13 through 2026-08-17. Enjoy a guided tour of the Green Bank Observatory campus! This ticket Includes a 30-min presentation followed by a 30-min tour on our radio-quiet bus. Book Now!

High Tech Tours are offered the 2nd Thursday of every month. $25/person Join an Observatory engineer for an in-depth conversation and behind-the-scenes peek at our electronics lab, telescope receivers, and the GBT control room. See what makes our observatory one of the world’s leading radio telescope facilities! 3:30 p.m. ~ 5:00 p.m. Tour lengths will vary slightly, but plan on approximately an hour and a half. Advance reservations required. 15 participants max; recommen