Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles is celebrating the International Year of Astronomy (IYA), the 400th anniversary of Galileo's innovative telescope observations. This Unforgettable milestone of human history in Los Angeles is commemorated by holding special public events throughout 2009, including the debut of an exciting new show in the Samuel Oschin Planetarium. Explore the Griffith Park Observatory in Los Angeles for free and make sure to buy a ticket to the Samuel Oschin Planetarium. Tickets cost $7 for adults and lesser for kids, students and seniors. The planetarium offers three phenomenal shows supervised live by people who really know their stuff when it comes to the skies. During the interactive show at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, you get the opportunity to ask questions and gaze at the appropriate constellations at a particular moment in time in the sky. Tourists may drive directly to Griffith Observatory and park in its parking lot or on the proximate roads. As always, there is no admission fee to enter the Observatory building and no reservations required to visit.

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