Chabot Space and Science Center
Oakland-hills science center with exhibits, a planetarium and three telescopes. Hosts the NASA Ames Visitor Center exhibit; free telescope viewings Friday and Saturday nights.
Ways to visit
General admission, including the NASA Ames Visitor Center exhibit Open
- What you see
- Exhibits, Visitor centerchabotspace.org, 2026-10-26
- How
- Walk inchabotspace.org, 2026-10-26
- When
- MonTueWedThuFriSatSunWednesday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Monday to Tuesday and on the listed holidays; open 12/16-12/23 and 12/26-12/31. Groups and field trips are by reservation only.Closed: Indigenous People's Day (10/12), Veterans Day (11/11), Thanksgiving Day (11/27), Christmas Eve (12/24), Christmas Day (12/25), New Year's Day (1/1), Martin Luther King Jr. Day (1/19), Presidents Day (2/16), Memorial Day (5/25), Juneteenth (6/19), Independence Day (7/4), Labor Day (9/7)chabotspace.org, 2026-10-26
- Booking
- Not stated · onlineTickets are sold through the center's online ticket page; it does not say whether advance purchase is required.Book ↗chabotspace.org, 2026-10-26
- Cost
- PaidAdults (12+): $24 · Children (2-12) and seniors (65+): $19 · Museums For All (EBT cardholders), up to four people: $1Members free.chabotspace.org, 2026-10-26
- Requirements
- None stated.
Free telescope viewings (Friday and Saturday nights) Open
Weather permitting; the center posts a telescope status page.
- What you see
- View from outsidechabotspace.org, 2026-10-26
- How
- Walk inchabotspace.org, 2026-10-26
- When
- MonTueWedThuFriSatSunEvery Friday and Saturday night, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. on the Observatory Deck, weather permitting.chabotspace.org, 2026-10-26 · chabotspace.org, 2026-10-26
- Booking
- Not statedIt is not stated whether a ticket or reservation is needed for the deck.chabotspace.org, 2026-10-26
- Cost
- Freechabotspace.org, 2026-10-26
- Requirements
- None stated.
About
Chabot's own pages call it the home of the NASA Ames Visitor Center, an exhibit in Studio 1 with hands-on engineering challenges and objects from NASA Ames Research Center. General admission is open Wednesday to Sunday daytime, and the observatory deck has free telescope viewings on Friday and Saturday evenings when weather allows. Planetarium shows, field trips and evening events are separate programs that are not covered here.
Getting there
10000 Skyline Blvd., Oakland, CA, 94619
Free parking in the adjacent three-level garage; AC Transit line 31 serves the center.
The pin marks the site itself, not necessarily the entrance (37.81860, -122.18100). Apple Maps directions go to the street address instead. Show on our map · Google Maps · Apple Maps
Last checked 2026-10-26. Sources are listed below.
Sources
- chabotspace.org/visit/plan-your-visit/ · official page · read 2026-10-26For: name; street address; General admission, including the NASA Ames Visitor Center exhibit: open or closed; General admission, including the NASA Ames Visitor Center exhibit: days and hours; General admission, including the NASA Ames Visitor Center exhibit: booking; General admission, including the NASA Ames Visitor Center exhibit: cost; General admission, including the NASA Ames Visitor Center exhibit: requirements; Free telescope viewings (Friday and Saturday nights): days and hours
- wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q5066… · Wikidata · read 2026-10-26For: location
- chabotspace.org · official page · read 2026-10-26For: other links; General admission, including the NASA Ames Visitor Center exhibit: kind of visit
- chabotspace.org/visit/exhibits/the-nasa-exper… · official page · read 2026-10-26For: General admission, including the NASA Ames Visitor Center exhibit: what you see
- chabotspace.org/visit/observatories/ · official page · read 2026-10-26For: Free telescope viewings (Friday and Saturday nights): open or closed; Free telescope viewings (Friday and Saturday nights): what you see; Free telescope viewings (Friday and Saturday nights): kind of visit; Free telescope viewings (Friday and Saturday nights): booking; Free telescope viewings (Friday and Saturday nights): cost; Free telescope viewings (Friday and Saturday nights): requirements
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