Frosty Drew Observatory & Sky Theater

A fun experience

Because we live in a very bright area, we were looking for someplace to view the stars in a dark sky. This place is small, but it's free and you get a chance to look through high-powered telescopes. T...

a not to be missed location in Charlestown,RI closed in the winter

want to educate the entire family,yes kids as well? Then this is a really great place to go on a Friday night in the warm weather as night falls. Go early,lines can get long. Charlestown,RI, is the ...

Must visit every Friday at sunset

Bring the kids every Friday at sunset. I believe they are closed all winter. Adults love it as much as the kids do

So fortunate to have the observatory in our town.

If you haven't checked out the observatory on one of the open nights, you are missing out. We've seen planets, nebula, eclipses, meteor showers. All sorts of celestial magic!

Go before it gets dark.

Sadly we were unable to even go in because the line was WAY too long. I'm sure it's lovely but I would arrive right when it opens and just wait the two hours or so until it's dark.