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Home   >  College of Arts and Sciences   >  Centers & Institutes   >  Drake Municipal Observatory

Drake Municipal Observatory

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The Drake Municipal Observatory is operated jointly by the City of Des Moines and Drake University. It is located in Des Moines on the grounds of the Waveland Golf Course.

We are open to the public during our weekly Public Night Series held each spring, summer and fall on Friday nights. Drake Municipal Observatory will celebrate its 100 year anniversary in November 2021, learn more about our history. Drake Municipal Observatory in the News: 

  • A look inside Drake University's most haunted building
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  • Drake observatory: Des Moines' ghostly path to the stars

2507 University Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50311
1-800-44-DRAKE


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