Nancy Dushkin woke up early Thursday to catch the sunrise at Griffith Park. From Griffith Observatory, she photographed the sun peak over mountains in the distance. “The sunrise was spectacular ...

Winter Solstice: Go Griffith Observatory Learn about the shortest day/longest night of the year at the cosmos-cool landmark. By Alysia Gray Painter • Published December 18, 2016 • Updated on ...

Monday marks the winter solstice, the day the Earth sees the shortest amount of sunlight in the year. To mark the occasion, Angelenos can head to the Griffith Observatory. The site is closed ...

The Griffith Observatory celebrates 90 years on Wednesday, and as one of L.A.'s most recognizable landmarks, the Art Deco structure deserves its own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. With over ...

Griffith Observatory is an absolute legend, and, for so many of us, the powerful place where our astronomical love affair began. Happy 90th to a universe-embracing institution that has "GO" in its ...

The location of the observatory at the top of Griffith Park is stunning in itself. Even on a misty day, you can see the skylines of both downtown L.A. and Westwood, both jutting up like crocodile ...

The Observatory is located on the southern slope of Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park, just above the Los Feliz neighborhood. It is 1,134 feet above sea level and is visible from many parts of the ...

See stars and vistas: Griffith Observatory and Griffith Park is ranked #1 out of 33 things to do in Los Angeles. See pictures and our review of See stars and vistas: Griffith Observatory and ...

The Griffith Observatory was the perfect place to welcome spring. It’s an observatory, planetarium, and exhibition space that has been free to the public since it opened in 1935, ...

James Dean at the Griffith Observatory in 1955's "Rebel Without A Cause" (Image credit: Warner Bros.) "It must be made a place of rest and relaxation for the masses, a resort for the rank and file ...

And then I first came to Griffith Observatory about 30 years ago. And I looked through the Zeiss Telescope at Saturn. And obviously, it's much smaller, [with] much less detail. But I was doing it ...