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Space & Spaces Tour

Experience this reimagined and reawakened international landmark! This 1.5 hour tour involves astronomy, architecture, restoration, and human stories of the cosmic castle in the arboretum. It requires climbing staircases and visiting small spaces thus is not wheelchair accessible.

$43 for adults. Ages 10-18 are $21. Kids 9 and under are $5. This is our classic tour of the new and old Yerkes. We visit the famous Great Refractor telescope in its 280,000 lb. dome. We make stops in the meticulously restored Hagenah Rotunda and Ann M. Drake Family Library. We go into the attic library and see 125 years worth of books plus astronomy equipment through the ages. We take a close look at Henry Ives Cobb’s architecture plus explore the dungeon, the crossing, and the Kuiper Sphere exhibit. Lots of breathtaking astrophotography and restoration to see. Lots of fun to be had. This is not a stuffy science tour though we certainly enjoy that, but you can know zero about astronomy and still totally love this tour.

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