The One Minnesota Airbnb You Need to Book for Epic Dark Sky Views

You'll find some of the darkest skies in the Lower 48 right here in northern Minnesota. While the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park have both received international recognition for their dark skies, much of the greater Superior National Forest enjoys a similar lack of light pollution—in these places, it's so dark that on a clear, moonless night, you can see by the light of the stars. Sound wonderful? Does the idea of long nights peering deep into the firmament tug at your heart, or are your dreams filled with dancing auroras? Then you'll definitely want to consider this Airbnb in the Superior National Forest for your next stargazing retreat.

Although its address is technically attached to the charming village of Finland in the highlands above the North Shore, the Stargaze Cabin is really closer to Isabella, . Truly, though, it's in the middle of nowhere—if by "nowhere" one means perched on the shore of a pristine Northwoods lake, surrounded by a vast expanse of wilderness in the midst of the Superior National Forest. If so, that's my favorite kind of nowhere and just the sort of place I'd love to be—especially on a cloudless night.

Stargaze Cabin is designed for couples—though I can imagine it as a perfect retreat for a solitary writer, as well—so it sleeps up to two in a one-bedroom, one-bath open layout. This maximizes the amount of light in the cabin, which offers up-to-date amenities in a clean, modern design.

The magic, as they say, happens in the bedroom, which is surrounded by windows, including three massive skylights, and faces out toward the 26-acre property's fully private lake. This is the perfect place to stargaze in cooler weather or when the mosquitoes are legion.

The beautiful fire pit with its comfortably angled Adirondack chairs is the other natural choice for bathing beneath the Milky Way.

If you feel a need to pull yourself away from the solitude of Stargaze Cabin and seek the company of others, the good news is that you won't have to travel all the way back to so-called civilization to do so. The Trestle Inn—also located in the middle of nowhere in the Superior National Forest—is just not far away from the cabin. It's a great spot for a burger and a cold beer in the great Northwoods.

But as the sun starts to slide down behind the roof of the Trestle Inn and the wolves are starting to stir for their night shifts, you're going to want to wander away from the lights of the saloon, back to your retreat on the lake, and wait for the stellar show to start.

If you don't live in the Arrowhead, getting to the Stargaze Cabin will be an undertaking—but once you're there, leaving it will be even more difficult. But, to paraphrase Tennyson, it's better to have stargazed and left than never to have stargazed at all. Head over to the Stargaze Cabin's listing on Airbnb to learn even more about this magical place and, more importantly, to book your stay under the stars.

Make this Minnesota Airbnb stargazing cabin your base camp for even more adventures in this part of the North Star state, which you can plan with Only In Your State’s itinerary planner.