High Altitude Observatory, Boulder

#54 among attractions in Boulder

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The High Altitude Observatory conducts research and provides support and facilities for the solar-terrestrial physics research community in the areas of solar and heliospheric physics, and the effects of solar variability on the Earth's magnetosphere, ionosphere, and upper atmosphere. ()

Coordinates: 40°2'14"N, 105°14'38"W

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East BoulderBoulder United States

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High Altitude Observatory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Folsom Field, Coors Events Center, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Boulder.

2.3 miSW
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Folsom Field, Boulder
59 min walk • Folsom Field is an outdoor college football stadium in the Western United States, located on the campus of the University of Colorado in Boulder. It is the home field of the Colorado Buffaloes of the Pac-12 Conference.
2.4 miS
Basketball, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Coors Events Center, Boulder
62 min walk • The CU Events Center is an 11,064-seat multi-purpose arena in the western United States, on the main campus of the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado.
2.4 miSW
Universities and schools
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder
63 min walk • The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado system.
2.4 miSW
Universities and schools
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder
61 min walk • The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado system.
1.5 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Twenty Ninth Street, Boulder
38 min walk • Twenty Ninth Street is a retail center in Boulder, Colorado that opened on October 13, 2006 on the former site of Crossroads Mall. The center is separated into three distinct neighborhoods connected by a series of streets, walkways, terraces, plazas and other outdoor community gathering spaces.
2.5 miS
Laboratory, Observatories and planetariums
Sommers–Bausch Observatory, Boulder
64 min walk • Sommers–Bausch Observatory is an astronomical observatory located on and owned by University of Colorado Boulder. The building was initially completed in 1953 and named after Elmer E. Sommers and Carl L. Bausch.
2.3 miSW
Shopping centre, Shopping, Street
Pearl Street Mall, Boulder
58 min walk • The Pearl Street Mall is a four-block pedestrian mall in Boulder, Colorado. The pedestrian area stretches from 11th Street to 15th Street along Pearl Street and is home to a number of businesses and restaurants as well as the Boulder County Courthouse.
2.4 miSW
Botanical garden, Garden, Park
Andrews Arboretum, Boulder
63 min walk • Andrews Arboretum is a small arboretum located on the east side of Broadway between Grandview and Marine Streets in Boulder, Colorado, United States. It is open every day free of charge. The arboretum was established in 1948 by Miss Maud Reed, a former botany teacher at Boulder High School.
2.3 miSW
40°0'55"N • 105°16'37"W
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder
60 min walk • Museum, Art museum, Art gallery
2.5 miNW
40°3'46"N • 105°16'37"W
Gateway Park Fun Center, Boulder
64 min walk • Theme park, Go kart, Mini golf
2.3 miSW
Architecture, Library
Carnegie Library, Boulder
60 min walk • The Carnegie Library in Boulder, Colorado is a building from 1906. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The building is now known as the Carnegie Library for Local History, and is a branch of the Boulder Public Library. The library contains an area of 4,000 square feet.