Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory

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We were lucky enough to be able to get a tour of this facility. The view driving up to the main gate is thrilling - don't look down! Such dedicated and knowledgeable staff willing to show, explain, te...

Only open to the public once a month--so plan accordingly

When planning our trip to Nashville, Tennessee, we discovered that the Dyer Observatory at Vanderbilt University is open to the public only once a month. Fortunately, the date coincided with our visit...

The observatory is a unique experience from the drive up the winding hill road to the displays and lectures.

the observatory is only open to the public 1 evening a month so you have to purchase tickets in advance. We waited too late to purchase our tickets when we were visiting the area but we put our names...

Thank you!

We found this lovely observatory on our last day of a 15 day trip to Tennessee (from the uk). Although it wasn’t officially open to the public when we arrived - it was very late afternoon on a Wednesd...

Worth a stop!

Very interesting displays and discussions. Pretty location as well. We sat in on an excellent discussion on sun dials, very informative.