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National Laboratories in Boulder
It's not unusual on any given day to hear Boulder mentioned in national news coverage of groundbreaking scientific research. Punctuated by acronyms such as NCAR, NIST and NOAA, such stories reveal that Boulder's three national laboratories — the National Center for Atmospheric Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — have been busy making some of the world's most important discoveries about Earth and beyond.
The presence of these prodigious institutions not only raises Boulder's collective IQ, but it also provides visitors with a few unique and fun learning opportunities. NCAR, whose geometric, rust-colored buildings are nestled against the Flatirons, offers an exceptional visitor program that includes tours, hiking trails, a theater showing educational films, art galleries and hands-on climate and weather exhibits. See some of the world's largest and most advanced computers, touch a simulated tornado and take in the gorgeous views of Boulder.
NOAA's tours take place at 1pm each Tuesday and include stops at several working portions of the laboratory where you'll be the first to learn the national weather forecast. A high point of the tour is the Science on a Sphere stop, which involves a very cool and very large animated globe.
Basic Listings
National Center for Atmospheric Research
- 1850 Table Mesa Dr
- Boulder, CO 80307
- Phone: (303) 497-1174
- Visit Website
National Institute of Standards and Technology
- 325 Broadway
- Boulder, CO 80303
- Phone: (303) 497-3000
- Visit Website
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- 325 Broadway
- Boulder, CO 80303
- Phone: (303) 497-3333
- Visit Website
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The Wonder of Science at Twenty Ninth Street
- 29th Street & Canyon
- Boulder, CO 80302
- Phone: (303) 444-0722
- Visit Website
