Our Facility

A HISTORIC SITE WITH TODAY'S TOOLS FOR SCIENCE AND SPACE EXPLORATION.

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PARI’s 200-acre campus contains 30 buildings with more than 100,000 square feet of floor space, perfect to accomodate groups of any size.

Thanks to the PARI foundation, our generous donors and business partners, much of the facility has been restored and the original infrastructure updated to today’s operational standards.

World-Class Learning Facility

PARI offers a state-of-the-art research building with optical and radio telescopes, various earth science instruments and the Astronomical Photographic Data Archive. PARI is used by thousands of researchers, educators and students who have benefited from our programs. Outside, our campus is dotted with four massive radio telescopes, including “Smiley” (a visitor favorite) and has become special attractions of travelers to the region.

Additional Facility Highlights Include:

Cline Administration Building and Welcome Center
Exhibit galleries and NASA heritage museum
Open space equipment control center
State-of-the-art Research Building and laboratories
Multi-media room for meetings
Astronomical Photographic Data Archive (APDA)
Library, classrooms and computer lab
AdventureDome planetarium
Metal and woodworking shops
Rest areas and outdoor picnic tables
Dining Room with on-site kitchen

CAMPS

Empowering today’s campers to become tomorrow’s leaders in space and science discovery

BUSINESS SERVICES

Limitless possibilities….revealed.

RESEARCH

Arming stem students and scientists with the resources they need to discover the unknown.

VISIT

Discover the wonders of space and nature at PARI

ABOUT

PARI’s mission is to reveal the unseen and empower people to reach their Next frontier

1 PARI Drive, Rosman, NC 28772 | 828.862.5554