Sydney Observatory (with kids)

This was an immensely educational experience enriched by the knowledge of our guide and the beauty of the surrounding city. The observatory is great fun for kids too, so I recommend the family tour - and it's quieter during the weekday day-time. There is still plenty to see (we looked at the moon!) We learned lots of new facts about telescopes, Flag Masters, the history of the observatory and th...

My visit to Sydney Observatory was ok but a bit disappointing. From Thursday to Saturday, the centre is open and has free entry to limited areas. There really was not much to see in the places we had access to. There were a few historical astonomic tools spread across a few rooms of the main house. The grounds/ garden and view from the property were nice. Our while visit did not take long to do.

Had the pleasure of enjoying a beautifully guided night tour here, lead by Nada. Her knowledge and expertise about astronomy was clearly used to support with what we were learning about the colonial history of the site. She made sure everyone in the tour was involved in the history and had equal opportunities to see stars and planets through the observatories telescopes. I went to the tour with tw...

Excellent tour of the observatory and its many scientific roles, not just as a place to view the heavens but its role in signaling, timekeeping and meteorology. Take a nighttime tour so you can look through the scopes at whatever's cool on a given night. Aliyah was an excellent, engaging guide.

My friend and I booked in for the guided tour and had the best time! The guides are knowledgeable and they make it fun! If you get a good group, and if you are into stars and planets, trust me and book the tour :) seeing Jupiter through the telescope was a core memory! I wish they offered more views with the telescopes, it’s only a small part of the tour. Overall though, it was a beautiful memory...