Griffith Observatory
An observatory on the southern slope of Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park, looking out over the Los Angeles Basin to the Pacific. Its telescopes, planetarium and space exhibits have drawn stargazers since 1935, and its terraces have a close view of the Hollywood Sign.
- Where
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 34.1186, -118.3004
Get the Griffith Observatory stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Griffith Observatory. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your California volume with your photos and a note.
Near Griffith Observatory
Hollywood Sign 2.6 km
Nine white letters, each almost 14 metres tall, on the slope of Mount Lee above Los Angeles. Put up in 1923 as an advertisement for a housing estate called Hollywoodland, it lost its last four letters in 1949 and was rebuilt in steel in 1978.
Hollywood Walk of Fame 4.5 km
More than 2,800 brass and terrazzo stars set into the pavements of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street, each honouring a name from the entertainment industry. Actors and musicians share them with inventors and even fictional characters, and the busiest stretch runs past the TCL Chinese Theatre.
Universal Studios Hollywood 5.3 km
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Getty Center 17 km
A hilltop campus designed by Richard Meier, home to the J. Paul Getty Museum and opened in 1997. A small cable driven train carries visitors up from the car park to galleries of European art, landscaped gardens and wide views over Los Angeles.
Santa Monica Pier 22 km
A long pier at the foot of Colorado Avenue, reaching out from the beach into the Pacific. It carries a small amusement park with a Ferris wheel and roller coaster, food stands and fishing spots, and marks the symbolic end of Route 66.
Malibu Hindu Temple 38 km
A temple to Lord Venkateswara in the Santa Monica Mountains near Malibu, built in 1981 in the traditional South Indian style. Run by the Hindu Temple Society of Southern California, it holds daily rituals and festival ceremonies led by its priests.
Disneyland 49 km
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Disney California Adventure 49 km
The second theme park at the Disneyland Resort, opened in 2001 across the plaza from Disneyland. Its 29 hectares are Disney's take on California, with areas themed on Pixar films and Marvel heroes alongside a seaside pier.
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Questions
Where is Griffith Observatory?
Griffith Observatory is in Los Angeles, California, United States. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Hollywood Sign (2.6 km), Hollywood Walk of Fame (4.5 km), Universal Studios Hollywood (5.3 km).
How do I get the Griffith Observatory stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Griffith Observatory and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your California volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Griffith Observatory before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your California volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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