Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute

Wonderful Night!

We had a great night at PARI with our astronomer Melanie even on a cloudy night. Melanie had a planterium setup ready to go in case of the clouds. Melanie brought us through planets, constellations, a...

Most Amazing place

Wonderful views, fantastic history, amazing staff. This is a one of a kind adventure into the past and future. This place is magic and if ever truly discovered could change the world. God bless Pari!!...

Disappointed

The Stargazing Journey is described as an intimate evening with trained staff. The staff good but 30 people overwhelmed them. Things were disorganized. The promised sunset over the mountains was gone...

Not much to see here

I visited PARI as an interested 68-year-old resident with his nephew as a break from hiking. While there, only one other couple were visiting. PARI is a group of several buildings, all box-like and...

Amazing Gem and Crystal Colletction

I loved the Gem room. The NASA stuff is ok, not alot of it. Good way to spend the day. The view is amazing from the observation platforms. The signage could be better, it was definitely hard to fi...