W.A. Gayle Planetarium

Our tour guide, Lee was the best and most knowledgeable. It was my group’s first time visiting and it was truly a great experience.

I was really excited to visit this. But when we walked up to it there was a big sign that said museum closed and all the lights were off. We came in the middle of the day on a Wednesday. Not sure when they are actually open. It would be nice to know.

The website says”Open” but when I call they tell me they are closed and only open to groups. They need to update their operating schedule.

Awesome experience for any age! I took my 4 year old daughter! Under 5 get in FREE! Since we were the only attendees the lady played a more age appropriate show than was scheduled just for us! After the show she guided us on a journey across the night sky, pointing out planets and constellations along the way! Will definitely be back and bringing family and friends with me! Can’t wait for the 2 Christmas shows coming up!

The staff was lovely and very sweet! Watched the lil documentary about the sun and stars, and after they had a presentation on the constellations, and since we had chatted about us being from jersey before hand they mentioned the differences in the stars that we would see farther north than here in Alabama. Would definitely stop by for a visit the next time I'm down 😊