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Observatory
Lowell Observatory
An astronomical observatory founded in 1894 on a hill in Flagstaff, where Pluto was discovered in 1930. It has exhibits, guided tours and nighttime telescope sessions.
Arizona · the United States
Flagstaff
In the destination Grand Canyon and northern Arizona.
In the photo: Flagstaff train station
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The city
What to expect from Flagstaff.
A college town at about 2,100 meters elevation, surrounded by pine forests at the foot of the San Francisco Peaks. The historic downtown is next to the railroad and the old Route 66 brick buildings. It has the Lowell Observatory, where Pluto was discovered, and is close to Walnut Canyon and about an hour and a half from the south rim of the Grand Canyon.
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The local experience
What to see in Flagstaff
Archaeological site
Walnut Canyon
A national monument east of Flagstaff, with stone dwellings built by the Sinagua about 800 years ago on the slopes of a limestone canyon.