Place type is Planetarium or Observing Site.
Public observing
Planetariums and observing sites for stargazing
Not every visitor is ready for a remote park. These places are the education and public-observing bridge into the Stella map.
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Planetariums, public observatories, and curated observing sites where visitors can learn, watch, or plan a night outside.
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Death Valley Basecamp
California
Bortle 13 nearby stays
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Zion National Park – Kolob Terrace
Utah, United States
Bortle 23 nearby stays
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Alabama Hills Watchpoint
Eastern Sierra
Bortle 23 nearby stays
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Grand Canyon South Rim
Northern Arizona
Bortle 23 nearby stays
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Mojave National Preserve
San Bernardino County
Bortle 23 nearby stays
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Mono Lake Tufa Reserve
Eastern Sierra
Bortle 23 nearby stays
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Owens Valley Radio Observatory
Eastern Sierra
Bortle 22 nearby stays
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Anza-Borrego Remote Site
Southern California
Bortle 33 nearby stays
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Mt. Pinos Summit
Los Padres National Forest
Bortle 33 nearby stays
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Village Camp Flagstaff
Northern Arizona
Bortle 33 nearby stays
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Joshua Tree North Entrance
Inland Empire
Bortle 43 nearby stays
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Palomar Mountain Observatory Area
San Diego County
Bortle 43 nearby stays
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Red Rock Canyon NCA
Southern Nevada
Bortle 43 nearby stays
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Sedona Dark Sky Preserve
Central Arizona
Bortle 43 nearby stays
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Mt. Wilson Red Box Trailhead
San Gabriel Mountains
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Santa Monica Mountains Overlook
Los Angeles County
Bortle 63 nearby stays
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Glacier Point (Yosemite)
California, United States
Darkness unrated3 nearby stays
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Griffith Observatory
Los Angeles
Darkness unrated3 nearby stays
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Trona Pinnacles
California, United States
Darkness unrated3 nearby stays
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Adler Planetarium
Chicago
Darkness unratedPlan route
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Charles Hayden Planetarium
Museum of Science, Boston
Darkness unrated3 nearby stays
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Fels Planetarium
Franklin Institute, Philadelphia
Darkness unrated2 nearby stays
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Hayden Planetarium
American Museum of Natural History, NYC
Darkness unrated2 nearby stays
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Melbourne Planetarium
Scienceworks, Australia
Darkness unratedPlan route
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Morrison Planetarium
California Academy of Sciences, SF
Darkness unrated2 nearby stays
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Nagoya City Science Museum Planetarium
Japan
Darkness unrated3 nearby stays
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Peter Harrison Planetarium
Royal Observatory Greenwich, London
Darkness unratedPlan route
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Planetario Galileo Galilei
Buenos Aires
Darkness unratedPlan route
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Stardome Observatory & Planetarium
Auckland
Darkness unrated1 nearby stay
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Zeiss-Großplanetarium
Berlin
Darkness unrated3 nearby stays
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