Albuquerque

Balloon Fiesta

35.0845, -106.6511 · US · best Oct · 120 sights

Albuquerque in New Mexico is famous for the International Balloon Fiesta, when hundreds of colorful hot air balloons fill the October sky in one of the world's most photogenic events. Old Town's adobe buildings, the Sandia Peak Tramway, and Breaking Bad filming locations add year-round appeal.

Sights

  1. MIG-21 — attraction (35.0654, -106.5338)
  2. Republic F-105 Thunderchief — attraction (35.0653, -106.5337)
  3. Cougar Club Athletic Field — park (35.0964, -106.6292)
  4. Harwood Art Center and Montessori — gallery (35.0948, -106.6534)
  5. Beverly Park — park (35.1012, -106.5700)
  6. Prospect Park — park (35.1078, -106.5525)
  7. Shawshaw Park — park (35.0675, -106.5097)
  8. San Gabriel State Park — park (35.0981, -106.6881)
  9. Albuquerque on the Camino Real Historical Marker — memorial (35.0845, -106.6512)
  10. Los Padillas Historical Marker — park (34.9692, -106.6961)
  11. Rio Grande Valley State Park — park (35.0769, -106.6790)
  12. Westgate Little League Complex — park (35.0539, -106.7317)
  13. Adobe Acres Park — park (35.0181, -106.6892)
  14. Mountain View Park — park (35.0167, -106.6580)
  15. East San Jose Park and Community Center — park (35.0642, -106.6489)
  16. Pete Padilla Park — park (35.0679, -106.6562)
  17. Hubbell House Historic Site — attraction (34.9865, -106.6967)
  18. Rosenwald Building Historic Site — attraction (35.0842, -106.6515)
  19. Kimo Theater Historic Site — attraction (35.0848, -106.6526)
  20. Telephone Pioneer Museum — museum (35.0851, -106.6514)
  21. University Art Museum — museum (35.0825, -106.6202)
  22. Meteorite Museum — museum (35.0830, -106.6229)
  23. Silver Family Geology Museum — museum (35.0830, -106.6230)
  24. Maxwell Museum of Anthropology — museum (35.0851, -106.6251)
  25. American International Rattlesnake Museum — museum (35.0954, -106.6692)
  26. Cruising San Mateo I — artwork (35.0585, -106.5868)
  27. Hiland Pool Park — park (35.0740, -106.5880)
  28. The Bell Keepers — artwork (35.1946, -106.6374)
  29. Site of historic Alameda Pueblo — archaeological site (35.1901, -106.6176)
  30. New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society — museum (35.1032, -106.6546)
  31. Flame of Hope — monument (35.0505, -106.6197)
  32. Cervantes — artwork (35.0973, -106.6677)
  33. McIlhaney Dairy — memorial (35.1510, -106.6231)
  34. Giant Stone Rattlesnake — artwork (35.0061, -106.6242)
  35. Giant Stone Rattlesnake — artwork (35.0212, -106.6362)
  36. Lobo Sculpture — artwork (35.0817, -106.6261)
  37. Lobo Head Sculpture — artwork (35.0816, -106.6251)
  38. Cubicion — artwork (35.0838, -106.6237)
  39. Cibolos del Río Grande — artwork (35.0784, -106.6630)
  40. Lioness and Cubs — artwork (35.0794, -106.6621)

Sights © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA, edited for length.