The world's most powerful telescopes are all pointed up from this desert. Tierra Atacama puts you on the ground directly beneath them, at 7,874 feet, with 340 clear nights a year and humidity below 20%. Bortle Class 1. The darkest classification possible.

A working sheep ranch on Lake Pukaki, inside one of the largest Dark Sky Reserves on Earth. There's a private observatory on-site. There's also a wine cellar next to it, which tells you everything about how seriously they take an evening outside

Set at the back of Boynton Canyon in the world's most recognizable red rock landscape. An IDA Dark Sky Community since 2014. A resident astronomer, powerful telescopes, and 280 clear nights a year. The canyon walls amplify the dark.