Blue Hill Observatory Science Center Inc - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Strongly recommend doing the tour, especially with young children. The tour guide is super knowledgeable. The view from above the tower speaks for itself.

This place has been upgraded to a fantastic science and history exhibit, and now beautiful observation deck. And small store with food, drink, and novelty items. Lots of weather info.

Fun little spot after a hike from the trailside museum.

Just day at the Blue Hills Observatory on “Eclipse Monday”! Great staff, great volunteers! Highly recommend a visit!

Amazing hike a great height to start conditioning

It's beautiful to share with the family or just me, I thought it was great

This is a great place to visit when you hike in Blue Hill. You can't miss it.

Guides are very knowledgeable. Can get crowded at the top. The gift shop has more stuff than you could imagine.

It was a really cool place to visit after a good hike. Wonderful view from up above. Got to see some weather measuring equipment (I wish I knew how they are being used). There was one lady who was explaining certain weather related things. (We didn't have much time, though, to wait for our turn to ask questions). It is amazing to see how things work at such places.

Fantastic views especially on a clear day. Can see downtown Boston, south shore to Hull and west easily 40 miles

Best hiking south of the city of Boston. Visit the top of the weather tower & enjoy!

Went on the Sunset Hike with Friends of the Blue Hills. Was a fabulous event! Always a great day hiking here.

Reviewed it detail under the Blue hills reservation park so will just say that's an awesome place where you have a chance to learn about scientific history and present and to see great views from the roof

Wish this were open, it was short staffed and so found it closed. There isn't much of a view from up top either.

A vigorous hike up but great views were worth it

Well worth hike up to or the steep road bike up to on a nicely paved road (repaved in 2019). Beautiful views and excellent sunrises for early birds.

Amazing place to be from Hike to a facility tour. The people who work here are super friendly and very passionate about their missions in understanding our weather system. I highly recommend visiting 🌀

It was beautiful, relaxing. Meditation, looking at the runners and bycilcist.

It was cool to see the weather station at the top. Seems like they have an excessive number in wind speed sensors, but what do I know. The building was closed when I went, it is open on the weekends though. I think that it was worth the hike on the red dot trail. Not being an avid hiker, I think that the trail up is pretty rough. It basically all rocks the whole way up. Walking down the road was much easier, although it is pretty steep. Over all, it was really fun!

hike was good, sells snacks at the top

There are multiple trails you can take up to the top of Great Blue Hill to the Observatory. The easiest is from the side with the nature center, where you can walk up the auto road or for a shorter walk a trail that follows a straighter path. The hardest way up is the blue blazed skyline trail which you can pick up on the other side of the hill near the police barracks. The observatory is open occasionally and has a small gift shop and a few educational displays.

While the science observatory is currently closed for renovations, the roughly one mile hike up the fire road to the tower is well worth it. The road is extremely steep in places and makes for a great workout, whether you're walking, cycling, or running. The view from the top is a bonus!

De las pocas colinas que hay en esta área. Se puede subir en bicicleta. La subida tiene una inclinación del 9%, aproximadamente y mide 1.35 km. En lo alto, se puede apreciar un muy lindo paisaje. Ideal para disfrutar unos momentos durante el fin de semana.

Reached the Observatory for break on the moderately challenging five mile Sky Line trail.

The view point is under renovation

Amazing view, great elevation and greenery

A hidden gem of the Northeast. Interesting and educational. Observatory is closed for updates but is open out of the kite shed in a fun outdoor mini shop. Hike the road to avoid ice in the wintertime.

Love hiking here , favorite place to meditate

Great trails and beautiful views. Lots of parking. The observation tower was closed when we went, as it is under construction.

Fun family hike / climb. Lots meteorological history!

Great view looking North of the Boston Harbor and the metropolitan area from the highest point on Great Blue Hill. Gives you a sense of why this area which is divided into many different cities and old colonial towns with relatively small population numbers has been an economic and political powerhouse in American history.

It was under construction when I visited.

Beautiful views when you get to the top where the weather station is.

i'll just say this - this place will fascinate you.

This was my first visit to the observatory and it was well worth the hike. The oldest continuously operating weather observatory in America, it is on the National Register of Historic Places for good reason. The stone and mortar construction has the appearance of a castle turret, sitting majestically atop the Blue Hills. Small educational tours are being conducted once more, and reservations are required to assure availability. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable, and donations are greatly appreciated. The gift shop is also a good way to help support this non-profit organization. The hike up was great, the views spectacular.and the hike down a wonderful way to cap my visit.

Wonderful tour and explanation for our Scout troop.

3rd yr climbing red dot trail to top with great nephews. Picnic at the top. Great day

Great trails...some are pretty steep and hard to climb but they're all marked out well.

Very clear area with clear skies as well, can get crowded at busy hours

Great warm up trails, pretty good elevation to the Observatory, on the real first spring weekend.

A must if visiting Boston. Many who are out walking, biking etc will hail you and encourage your trek but definitely not the majority. It's not possible to rate the difficulty of the various trails as every body is different but as a healthy, slim, thirty-odd yr old w a history of back and knee pain, it's a workout without the strain.

What history and what a view from the top. Doing a great job with educational programs for young people.

After a long hike in the Blue hills a stop at the little gift shop was so appreciated! There's a tour option I wish we had done but we passed as I thought it would be better to do in warm weather- I wish we'd done it then and there though.

Wonderful and beautiful place to visit

Nice hike, great views! Well maintained and marked trails.

Lost a phone there yesterday and they held it at the store here for me to come get it. Good guy working in that store.

Had a wonderful walk with family and friends.

Lovely! Just a perfect rocky trail, heaven for a hard stroll

Excellent and fun educational experience. I highly recommend the low cost $4.00 tour. Great panoramic views top this visit off. It's a pretty decent workout walking up as well.

Nice view can see the south Boston area. Attached is the view from Eliot tower.

Beautiful Scenery. You can see the whole city of Boston up there. Great hiking area if you are new to hiking or climbing up mountains.

Fantastic tour guides, affordable snacks, and a sparkling clean bathroom!

Fun stop with the kids to eat a snack. If you like flying kites at the beach, they have some really cool designs .

We did a guided tour. It was 4 each and was awesome.

Beautiful place with 360 degrees view, very informative tour. Nice guide!

Always a great place to visit. The views are amazing from up there.

Great hike to the top amazing views just disappointed that u used to be able to go inside observatory tower and go on top floor and have a perfect view still a good time

Great views, its moderate hike, we did it with our toddlers took around 1.5 hrs to reach the top. Plenty of places to rest in between. Wonderfull place to enjoy nature.

beautiful weather and views of Boston and as far south to Buzzards Bay

The views and the staff here are awesome. They love to educate the public and they provide valuable weather data to NOAA and other forecasting services.

I love this place. 1st time went hikinh with my best friend. It was a great walk. The view is amazing. Its a must.

Nice hike that connects observatory to Eliot Tower

I grew up here and loved being able to go there, and have taken my kids (now living in RI), often there to eat blueberries as they love the book Blueberries in Mainr abdthen go to castle and observatory.

Great views. Picnic benches to relax at after walking up the trail, and or to each lunch on. Great for the family. You can see South, West and East but not North from the Science Center. Their is a observation 3 mins walk away that you can climb and see the North side that shows a nice view of Boston skyline.

Historically significant, beautiful location, great view, fun hike. Gratifying experience. By the way, wgbh transmits from the top of the Great Blue Hill.

Jesus is Lord. This is a nice place and the view of Boston and surrounding areas is spectacular. Lots of weather history. L

We visited the observatory this morning with our grandson. Rusty was our guide and gave us a tour, explaining the history and operations of the observatory science center. It was very interesting getting an in depth explanation about the old instruments and how some of them are still used today. Rusty was very patient answering all the questions our grandson had about everything! We would like to extend our gratitude to Rusty and the Blue Hills Observatory Science center for an informative visit!

Cool little place. A great hike

Did not know they offer tours and have a gift shop!

Would be 5 stars if they had let me climb the radio tower

Really cool building with a cool story

Beautiful hike in the woods and great views at the top.

Easy hike and see some animals too ❤🐈🐥

Historical spot, Usually closed when I'm up there.

I havent got to this place but it has a beautiful view and awesome collection of anemometers

Realmente hermoso. Las vías están en condiciones inmejorables para llegar caminando, bicicleta (mi caso) o en carro. Es muy seguro. Hay una pequeña tienda de recuerdos donde también se puede comprar una bebida o algo de comer, con muy buena atención. Espero volver pronto.

The history of the observatory as told by the clerk who worked there is worth the hike alone!

We stumbled on the observatory during a hike in the Blue Hills Reservation. We went looking for the highest point around, and found the observatory there. It was pretty impressive! The structure is over 100 years old. The ranger on duty was incredibly kind and very informative about the history of the observatory. She also provided a quick lesson on the atmospheric and weather observations still going on there, as well as providing a review of ways to access the information via computer. There's also a road that leads from the parking lot to the observatory, which worked out well for us, as we were done in by the long-way-around hike we took to get there. Definitely worth a visit. Be sure to bring a few bucks for a donation to help keep the observatory open for future visitors!

If you walk to the top of the Blue Hill on the weekend, you can take a brief tour of the observatory. It was worth the $3.00 to get to the top, at least on clear days. They also offer more extensive tours, but we didn’t do that.

The views are worth the hike for the whole family

Very nice, knowledgeable staff.

Even though my kids hated climbing up the hill it was definitely worth it once we made it to the top

Definitely a workout I went up to ski slope down Eliot Tower made a loop around got on the Red Trail check the rail trail to the Trailside Museum probably did close to me for my awesome however the gravel is quite loose

Fun place to hike to and take the kids for a lovely afternoon.

This is no easy wahardlk up a hill! This is a climb! Several way to the top, Range in difficulty fromit fairly hard, to very hard. However if I can do it, so can you. GREAT VIEW!

Had a good hike on April 12, 2019. It was one of the attractions where we stopped along the hiking route.

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Great place for kids and adults to deepen knowledge on weather and experience first hand

The Milton Fire Tower on the Great Blue Hill Reservation south of Boston is certainly one of a kind. Built in 1885 as a weather observatory, it was the fourth fire lookout operated by the state and was active from 1911-1915.

Big fan of this place a little less in the winter when people are skiing. The trails are easy on the knees and not difficult. Try walking up the access road for the best work out

It's kind of just a gift shop at the top of a small mountain. I was in it for the hike. The observatory is what it is.

First time here to hike. And it was great n beautiful place.

Great little viewpoint, can see for 70+ miles on a good day. Tour is $3 per person.

Great place to go for outdoorsman and hikers of every age. If your not a hkier there is a newly paved road to walk up. Beautiful in the fall with all the trees changing color. A must see. If your not in shape I would caution you. There is a rest room at the top. Highly Recommend.

The oldest functioning weather observatory in North America I think? Very cool for Scouts to see this historic landmark and tour the facilities. Nice to grab some refreshments at the top.

The people who worked there were very nice. The tour was great. I definitely recommend it.

BST PLACE FR LEARNING AND GETTING CLOSE TO SCIENCE

Blue Hills is a beautiful 7000 Acres State Park that offers easy trails and some more difficult. If you're looking for the intensity of a Trill you'd find at the White Mountains, you're in the wrong spot, but if you want Skyline leaves of Boston and wondrous landscapes you're in the right place. It's the perfect place to take your kids or your dog or just to go for a leisurely hike in the fall.

Great views of Boston and South Shore

Très bel endroit pour admirer la vue