You need a dark sky area. This is a map of places where it is best.
https://www.darkskymap.com/nightSkyBrightness
I went to one when I was on vacation in NS. We went with the sole intention of checking out the sky. We sat on the beach as it got darker then a light came on in a building about 100' away. It was bright but we still got good views of the sky, I saw more stars then I ever saw before. As we left the park I looked up to the sky and it was awesome. I pulled over to the side of the road and all the lights were off. The views were so amazing. The sky was nothing but stars. You could see outlines of gas clouds with the naked eye. It looked like those amazing pictures you see of outer space, not as good as most but you could make out a lot of things.