Look to the inspiring heavens

Elevate your meeting by encouraging upward gazes—as inspiring as Vincent Van Gogh’s iconic Starry Night. Stargazing can foster a sense of wonder, curiosity and the perspective that whatever your challenges, they pale in comparison to the vast cosmos. And there’s no better place for that than a dark-sky resort.

Primland Resort, Auberge Resorts Collection, Meadows of Dan, Virginia

Primland Resort exterior

On a 12,000-acre estate in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the resort’s three-story observatory has two telescopes that capture images up to 50 million light-years away.

Four Seasons Resort Lanai, Hawai’i (pictured above)

Astrotourism tops the pleasures at this luxury haven. Learn how Indigenous Hawaiians used stars to navigate the ocean, then view night skies at the Lanai Observatory.

Woman looking out of telescope at ULUM MOABULUM Moab, Utah

DarkSky International certified and allied with Hyatt, this glamping resort in Utah’s canyon country boasts rugged desert by day, innumerable galaxies by night.

Sensei Porcupine Creek, Rancho Mirage, California

Landscape at Sensei Porcupine Creek

Prime night-sky viewing can be had from numerous points on the 230-acre desert property, or venture to nearby Joshua Tree, a designated Dark Sky Park.

This article appears in the July 2025 issue. Subscribe to the magazine here.

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