London also has a university observatory open to the public by appointment. I have been there. It is for students to use from the department of physics and astronomy. Watford Way, A1, northbound carriageway.
Other famous observatories include another in London, the Greenwich Observatory.
Going West in England, the Clifton observatory is on the side of the Clifton Gorge, which is spanned by the suspension bridge built by Brunel.
Travelling north in the UK, to Edinburgh city, in Scotland, you can find an observatory converted into an art gallery and restaurant. The Lookout by Gardener's Cottage.
In Dundee, in Blangay woods a mile to the west, an observatory has outdoor walking trail called the Planet trail, marked by upright stones with inset plaques.
Indoors you can see displays include the moon landing, and an astrolabe. You can also visit the Mills Observatory shop.
USA
The USA has an observatory in California in a lake. Some observatories were designed to observe the heavens and stars in order to set the time for ships at sea. Far to many to list. 16 in New York alone.
Europe and Australia
Many more observatories are in Europe, and Australia and New Zealand. Wiki has a whole list of observatories worldwide.
I made these interesting and happy discoveries by chance when researching the world observatory. For a Toastmasters meeting where I am the Language Evaluator and provide Word of the Day.
Here were my observations on the word of the day Observe.
Useful Resources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_planetariums
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCL_Observatory
https://www.thelookoutedinburgh.co/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mills_Observatory#/media/File:Millshop.jpg
Greenwich, London, England
https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/planetarium-shows
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Planetarium
About the Author
Angela Lansbury, is a semi-retired travel writer still researching bucket list countries and seeking out the special, unusual, people, places, landmarks, hotels, museums and trails, fabulous foods, recipes, clothes and online souvenir shopping.
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