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Old Fourth Ward, Ann Arbor

🔭"one of the oldest telescopes in North America"
🌧️Cloudy night? docents still give great tours
🚪Entrance on Observatory Street, not Ann St

Peer through an 1857 telescope that's still scanning the skies. Free Friday night observing at this historic campus observatory pairs antique optics with modern instruments, plus friendly student docents.

Free admission
Great for groups
Family-friendly
Historic landmark

Friday, December 11, 8:00 PM

Free

What are you into?

  • Free admission
  • Great for groups
  • Family-friendly
  • Historic landmark
  • Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor
  • Old Fourth Ward
  • Ann Arbor

Coming up at Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor

Eat & drink nearby

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  • Iggy's Eggies

    Iggy's Eggies

    852 m away

    Old Fourth Ward

    Breakfast sandwiches & hashbrowns

  • Times Square Kitchen

    Times Square Kitchen

    981 m away

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    Nyc halal cart classics

  • 1824 Cocktails & Coffee

    1824 Cocktails & Coffee

    984 m away

    Old Fourth Ward

    Late-night craft cocktails