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All International Dark Sky Places
Find a Dark Sky Place — there are over 160,000 square kilometers of protected land and night skies in 22 countries on 6 continents.
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!Ae!Hai Kalahari Heritage Park
Sanctuaries
South Africa
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Aenos National Park
Parks
Greece
![](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2017/06/Albanya-featured-700px-366px.png)
Albanyà
Parks
Spain
![](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2019/12/Allos-Mercantour-Paysage-nocturne©Anthony-Turpaud-scaled-1440x960.jpg)
Alpes Azur Mercantour
Reserves
France
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AMC Maine Woods
Parks
Northeast United States
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Antelope Island State Park
Parks
Southwest United States
![](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2018/01/ABDSP-featured-700px-366px.png)
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Parks
Western United States
![Aoraki Mackenzie (New Zealand)](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2015/01/Crux_and_Church_aoraki.jpg)
Aoraki Mackenzie
Reserves
New Zealand
![Carol Comer](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2019/05/T-scaled-1440x994.jpeg)
Aotea Great Barrier Island
Sanctuaries
New Zealand
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Arches National Park
Parks
Southwest United States
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Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary
Sanctuaries
Australia
![Brecon Beacons NP, Wales (UK)](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2015/01/Brecon_Beacons_sinclair.jpg)
Bannau Brycheiniog National Park (Brecon Beacons)
Reserves
Wales
![Night sky’s blue horizon during the moon set taken from within the Beaver Island State Wildlife Research Area Dark Sky Sanctuary.](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2024/04/Photo-5-Z72_2341-BlueHourAtTheSanctuary-1440x810.jpg)
Beaver Island State Wildlife Research Area
Sanctuaries
Midwest United States
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Bee Cave
Communities
Southwest United States
![Beverly Shores, Indiana](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2015/04/beverly_shores_group_72dpi.png)
Beverly Shores, Indiana
Communities
Midwest United States
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Big Bend National Park
Parks
Southwest United States
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Big Bend Ranch State Park
Parks
Southwest United States
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Big Cypress National Preserve
Parks
Southeast United States
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Big Park / Village of Oak Creek, Arizona
Communities
Southwest United States
![View of the night sky above Bisei Town.](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2021/10/Arch_of_the_Milky_Way_over_Bisei_Town-scaled-1440x522.jpg)
Bisei Town, Ibara City
Communities
Japan
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Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Parks
Southwest United States
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Black Gap Wildlife Management Area
Sanctuaries
Southwest United States
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Blanco, Texas
Communities
Southwest United States
The City of Blanco is located in Blanco County in central Texas, U.S., in the heart of the Texas …
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Bodmin Moor Dark Sky Landscape
Parks
England
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Bon Accord, Alberta
Communities
Canada
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Borrego Springs, California
Communities
Western United States
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Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
Sanctuaries
Midwest United States
![Milky Way over the Bruneau Dunes observatory](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2024/06/Bruneau-Dunes-State-park.png)
Bruneau Dunes State Park
Parks
Western United States
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Bryce Canyon National Park
Parks
Southwest United States
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Buffalo National River
Parks
Southeast United States
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Bükk National Park
Parks
Hungary
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Camp Verde, Arizona
Communities
Southwest United States
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Canyonlands National Park
Parks
Southwest United States
![Lighthouse and the Milky Way at CALO.](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2021/12/Compressed-Milky-Way-1-1440x961.jpg)
Cape Lookout National Seashore
Parks
Southeast United States
![Milky Way over Chimney Rock, Capitol Reef National Park](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2015/04/capitol-reef-featured-700px-460px.png)
Capitol Reef National Park
Parks
Southwest United States
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Capulin Volcano National Monument
Parks
Southwest United States
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