A nature enthusiast from Westbury, NY, Valerie Varnuska pursues a wide range of hobbies and interests, from spending time at the beach to learning about old trains. Apart from her outings near Westbury, NY, Valerie Varnuska has traveled to several locations, such as Arizona, to stargaze and learn more about astronomy.

One of the best places in Arizona to stargaze is the City of Sedona. Located roughly two hours north of Phoenix, Sedona recently garnered designation as an International Dark Sky Community, which means that manmade light leaves the skyscape unaffected at nighttime. Only seven other cities in the world hold this status from the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA).

For visitors who would like to take a guided tour, Sedona Star Gazing offers nightly sky tours both aided and unaided by telescopes and other lenses. In 2014, the company earned honors as one of the Top 10 space-themed attractions in the United States from TripAdvisor, with a customer review rating second only to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.