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View of Milky Way from the beach in Wales.

Gower National Landscape, Wales

Communities

U.K.

Gower National Landscape, a 186-square-kilometer peninsula near Swansea in South Wales, is the UK’s first designated Area of Outstanding …

January 9, 2025

Cottonwood Canyon State Park

Parks

U.S.A.

Cottonwood Canyon State Park is a scenic and tranquil state park in North Central Oregon. Spanning over 16,000 acres …

December 20, 2024

Milky Way and stars over Brown Canyon at night.

Browns Canyon National Monument

Parks

U.S.A.

Guarding the headwaters of the Arkansas River, the towering granite walls of Browns Canyon National Monument stretch between the …

December 16, 2024

Milky Way over church at night

Antelope, Oregon

Communities

U.S.A.

Located in the upper Antelope Valley of north-central Oregon, the city of Antelope lies along an ancient route connecting …

December 4, 2024

Milky Way and starry skies hover above a forested lake.

Thousand Hills State Park

Urban Places

U.S.A.

Thousand Hills State Park is situated in northeast Missouri just a few miles west of the city of Kirksville. …

November 25, 2024

Old buildings in Downtown Bisbee, Arizona with Milky Way above.

Bisbee, Arizona

Communities

U.S.A.

Bisbee is a historic mining town located in Cochise County in the southwest corner of Arizona, 5 miles north …

November 19, 2024

Long-exposure panoramic photograph of the Milky Way over Bigelow Meadow

Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve

Parks

U.S.A.

Nestled in the heart of the Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve is located in southern Oregon, …

November 14, 2024

AlUla Manara and AlGharameel Nature Reserves

Parks

Saudi Arabia

AlUla Manara and AlGharameel Nature Reserves are nestled in the remote deserts of northwest Saudi Arabia, near the ancient …

October 3, 2024

Kaikōura

Sanctuaries

New Zealand

The Kaikōura Dark Sky Sanctuary is situated in a remote region of the South Island, Aotearoa New Zealand. Offering …

September 11, 2024

Town of Paonia, Colorado

Communities

U.S.A.

The Town of Paonia is a small, rural community on Colorado’s Western Slope in eastern Delta County, with a …

September 5, 2024

Tubac, Arizona

Communities

U.S.A.

Tubac, Arizona, “where art and history meet,” is nestled in the Santa Cruz Valley in the high Sonoran Desert …

September 3, 2024

Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area

Parks

U.S.A.

Discover Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, a 63,000-acre wilderness in Colorado. Known for its dark skies, outdoor recreation, and …

August 30, 2024