Points of Interest
Facilities worthy of note at the station include:
- Albert P. Crary Science and Engineering Center (CSEC)
- Chapel of the Snows Interfaith Chapel
- Observation Hill
- Discovery Hut, built during Scott's 1901–1903 expedition
- Williams Field airport
- Memorial plaque to three airmen killed in 1946 while surveying the territory
- Ross Island Disc Golf Course
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