The Griffith Observatory was built in the 1930s for the city of Los Angeles, California. It is a three-domes observatory building sitting atop of Mount Hollywood. The huge telescopes inside are available for the public to use with special guidance and the domes will actually open up and slide for the telescopes to view specific stars or planets. One of the characteristics of the building that makes its presence extraordinary is the climb up the mountain to arrive to the observatory. It is a twenty to thirty-minute hike up to the top with a couple of breathtaking views and stops along the way.

In 2018 when I visited with my friends, once we got to the top we could not believe how expansive the view below us was. It made me feel so small and amazed. I loved the way the dark domes contrasted against the white cement. The Observatory was placed right on the edge of the mountain facing the city of LA and also some of the multi-million dollar Hollywood homes. It was kind of a funny feeling that we came here for the observatory to look up at the stars when we actually just got a great view of the city.

On the side of the building are walls that go to your waist to lean on and take pictures of the city. These walls surround the backside of the Observatory and also lead to the inside of the museum and planetarium. This building was extremely memorable because of the ideas it housed and the concepts which it stood for. It is a free place for kids and adults to view what is in the skies above us, I even got to see Saturn and that is something I will always remember.