Try New Mexico Attractions at the Ballooning Capital of the World
Find New Mexico Tourism at the Balloon Fiesta
While you are wanting to make your plans for your New Mexico travel vacation getaway be sure to mark a stop at Albuquerque to see the International Balloon Museum! You will want to be there the first seven days of October while the Balloon Fiesta is going on. For 9 straight days there are balloons soaring over the sky of Albuquerque in a bright display of the more than seven hundred balloons that enter the event.
With over three hundred resident balloonists from around the Albuquerque region everyone will be able to see balloons anytime you stop. In fact, you can probably book a excursion to go up on one from one of the many baloonist in the region and see the beauty of the area from the sky.
If you are there for the Balloon Fiesta be sure to stay around throughout the evening so you can see Balloon “Glowdeos”. This is where the balloonists’ fire up their propane burners to inflate the balloons against the night sky which makes the whole sky aglow with psychedelic light bulbs! There are also varied shapes of some of the balloons that you will enjoy seeing. There are dinosaurs, bumble bees, flowers, a stage coach and cow jumping over the moon. They all rise up in a mass ascension of “special shape rodeos” for your enjoyment.
While you are in the region be sure to take a tour of the International Balloon Museum one of the best New Mexico attractions. You will have an opportunity to find out about ballooning, the engineering, culture, history, sport and art of the flights while you are touring the Center. It’s easy to find since it is right on the edge of the field.
The cost of admission is reasonable so you won’t have to select just one event, you will be able to attend many and always have enough cash to eat while at the park. There are vendors throughout the area to take care of your hunger pains while you are there.
Because you are going to be there in October you are going to need a jacket for the mornings. It will be approximately forty degrees throughout the morning flights and warm up to approximately 70 as the day goes on. Dress in layers to be able to remove some when you get to hot. Be sure to use sunscreen with you because are at a high altitude and there is a risk for sunburn. Wear comfy shoes, you will be walking and standing a lot so might as well be comfortable. You can bring lawn chairs into the field, unlike a number of events today. If you bring a large backpack with “treasures” be ready to have it inspected before you enter the event.
This is a fantastic activity so make sure you plan to visit. Remember that a New Mexico vacations can be more than looking at museums and canyons; you can also look to the sky!
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