For Public and Community

LIGO Hanford Observatory provides many different opportunities for members of the public to visit or tour the site. Click on the link to the type of tour you are interested in for the latest updates, additional visit requirements, and any necessary reservation forms.

• Monthly Public Tours
• Private Tours
• Drop-In Visits

If LHO is hosting a special event, it will appear at the bottom of this page:

Upcoming Special Events at LHO:

LIGO Hanford Observatory proudly presents a screening of the documentary "The Faraway Nearby". 

At the intersection of art and science, The Faraway Nearby illustrates Joe Weber’s struggle to be the first to ‘hear’ gravitational waves in space, a passion that consumed him until his death. It is a story of self sacrifice and the pioneering spirit, featuring interviews with Nobel Laureates Kip Thorne and Rai Weiss, astrophysicists Nergis Mavalvala and Rana Adhikari, psychologist Steven Pinker, and many others.

This film was directed by Paula Froehle, produced by Steve Cohen and Hussain Currimbhoy, and co-created with Alan Lightman. This special screening will be preceded by an introduction from Lightman and will be followed by a unique Q&A session with Froehle and LIGO Hanford Observatory head Michael Landry.

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