San Diego is known for many things: surf, sun, tacos, craft beer... sounds like a great getaway! But San Diego is also a pretty good spot for stargazing, if you can believe it. Though San Diego, like Los Angeles, is plagued by light pollution and lots of emissions in the atmosphere, there are also some surprisingly great stargazing spots within just a few hours from the city...| Space Tourism Guide
For a place with death in its name, Death Valley National Park is surprisingly full of life. Vegetation persists even in the driest, harshest climates; birds, bats, and bugs thrive in their little niches within the ecosystem; there are even springs and creeks where vegetation and animals flourish in the hottest place on earth. And that's all just describing the daytime – Death Valley is more full of life at night, when cooler temperatures bring animals out of holes where they escape the he...| Space Tourism Guide
San Francisco draws people from around the world. A city of opportunity and possibility, it's one of the most powerful economies in the U.S. – and a tech hub for the world. During the daytime,| Space Tourism Guide
Some months may not seem particularly exciting for stargazing when you first glance, and then you dig into the astronomical events to realize how much is actually going on. June 2023 is one of those months; the major astronomical events in the June night sky are really just a series of planet-gazing opportunities – not that there's anything wrong with that...| Space Tourism Guide
Towering above the landscape, Mount Rainier is the most dramatic and arguably most beautiful of the Cascade volcanoes. This mountain range stretches from northern California to southern British Columbia in Canada – and is dotted by old, sleeping volcanoes including Mount Rainier. Of the extinct volcanoes that draw hikers, mountaineers, and outdoors-folk...| Space Tourism Guide
If you love stargazing, there are a few great places in the world that are surely on your must-travel-someday list. The Grand Canyon is surely on that list, as well as every Dark Sky Reserve. If you're in the U.S., you probably have Joshua Tree on your list too. This National Park is known for its amazing vegetation, stunning rock formations, and pristine dark skies...| Space Tourism Guide