National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Very cool place. They handle the public tour very well, and for a few bucks it is a bargain. Lunch in their cafe is just OK...and the service is slow, but you don't go there to dine. A must see...

Sadly the visitors center, and thus the tour to the base of the giant radio telescope was closed at the time of my visit. But I did the tour 2 years ago and highly recommend it. Be sure to take a...

This is a must do stop if you're within even a partial day's drive of Green Bank. But don't expect to do a Yelp checkin here, since there's no cell service within many miles of the "quiet...

Great place to stop by with the kids on the way to or from Snowshoe Mountain! We came for a visit without any expectations, but found the general tour (offered at 11am, 1pm, 3pm) to be excellent...

If looking at celestial bodies doesn't pique your curiosity, and you're the type who wants distances in billions of light years resolved, then this is the place for u. From Janski's antennas to...