Doctor Dardo Rocha gave impulse to the creation of this observatory together with the founding of the city, and it became a pride for the young city and a pillar for the La Plata National University. The cupolas, the telescopes and the Astronomy and Geophysics Museum (this institution counts with instruments of immense historical value from the 19th Century) can all be visited.
There is also an abundance of bibliographical material from the 16th Century. Address: Paseo del Bosque between Camino Centenario and Iraola Avenue.