What you get
About NSF LIGO - Exploration Center
The LIGO Exploration Center (LExC) features a 5,000 sq ft exhibit hall with interactive displays on gravitational waves and related sciences, alongside hardware reflecting gravitational wave astronomy history. Its lobby showcases LIGO engineering hardware, a replica of Rainer Weiss’s 2017 Nobel Prize, a panoramic view of Rattlesnake Mountain, and an activity room for educator-led activities.
On the coast
Serving Richland, WA
The LIGO Exploration Center (LExC) features a 5,000 sq ft exhibit hall with interactive displays on gravitational waves and related sciences, alongside hardware reflecting gravitational wave astronomy history. Its lobby showcases LIGO engineering hardware, a replica of Rainer Weiss’s 2017 Nobel Prize, a panoramic view of Rattlesnake Mountain, and an activity room for educator-led activities.