LIGO Hanford Observatory

Why don’t more people know about this?

This was really cool! We were looking for something to do in the tri-cities on a really hot day. The place was empty and we got to play with all the exhibits. We spent 1.5 hours and really read all th...

Excellent Free Tours

They just recently restarted a series of tours in the newly built Exploration Center. They occur the second Saturday of every month at the moment. This is a really unique scientific facility. The subj...

Very informative and interesting!

This is great place for anybody interested in astronomy. If it's your first time, call ahead to see if a LIGO operator named Jeff is giving tours and when. He is by far the best for newcomers since ...

Get your free tour!

Taxpayer money funded highbrow science. Go and learn how they detect and measure gravity. The drive out is well worth the time spent. I only hope you are ready to get your mind around this kind of r...

Not worth the drive

I have seen YouTube videos on LIGO, and feel I can find the information there. I was hoping to see the actual equipments, but unfortunately they don't allow access to public. All you get to see is a b...