Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona
Historic Gas Station

Lowell Observatory

Flagstaff, Arizona

Mile Marker 1646 mi from Chicago
Rating 4.7 / 5
Highway Historic Route 66

Walk in the steps of Clyde Tombaugh, who discovered Pluto at Lowell in 1930, and marvel at the 125-year-old, 24-inch Clark Refractor, which is still in operation today. At night, discover planets, distant gas clouds, and far-off galaxies through the six state-of-the-art telescopes of the Giovale Open Deck Observatory under the famously dark skies of Flagstaff.Read about other points of interest in Flagstaff, at ... https://www.route66roadtrip.com/route-66-flagstaff-arizona.htm

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