Present-day Hilo is home to one of the world's leading astronomical museums, as well as to a visitor center on the slopes of Mauna Kea that makes its several telescopes available to the public.
現在的希洛城，不但有設備、解說都堪稱世界一流的天文博物館，位於毛納基峰山腰上的旅客服務中心，更設置了數座大型的光學望遠鏡，可供一般民眾觀星。