Entry No. 19 — the Salt Lake City file — filed under: planetarium

Ott Planetarium & Public Observatory

One floor below a 30-foot, 60-seat full-dome theater sits a rooftop observatory with nine 'point-and-go' telescopes and nine sets of high-power binoculars; you can book the whole roof for $100/hour (one-hour minimum, a week's notice) and run observing sessions from sunset to midnight.

The move: Book a private evening slot for two — a full-dome planetarium show followed by an hour on the rooftop deck working through nine telescopes at Saturn, the Moon, and whatever's rising, on a campus most Salt Lake daters have never set foot on.

• 📍 Weber State University, Ogden
• 💸 $
• ⚡ Low-key
• 🌗 Outdoors

Where: 3848 Harrison Blvd, Ogden, UT 84408 (planetarium in Lind Lecture Hall, Rm 203; observatory atop Tracy Hall Science Center)

Hours: Added 2026-07-20 — confirm current hours before you go.

⚠ Seasonal or scheduled — always check before you go.

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Further reading: weber.edu · Wikipedia

last checked: 2026-07-20