Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
Under $25Hundreds of hot-air balloons fill the sky at dawn in the world's largest ballooning event.
Transit: reachable by public transit

Photo: Cathy, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.
Play slots, table games and poker at a Sandia Pueblo resort with an amphitheater and a golf course.
30 Rainbow Rd NE · Albuquerque, NM
Sandia Resort & Casino is a casino and hotel complex on Sandia Pueblo land near Albuquerque. The casino opened in 1994, and a seven-story hotel, an 18-hole golf course and a spa were added in 2005. It has about 110,000 square feet of gaming space and more than 1,940 slot machines, with blackjack, craps, roulette, baccarat, poker and bingo. A sportsbook, an outdoor amphitheater and restaurants such as Bien Shur are on site. Guests must be 21 or older to gamble, though guests 18 to 20 may play bingo.
The closest stops to Sandia Resort & Casino, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
Hundreds of hot-air balloons fill the sky at dawn in the world's largest ballooning event.
Transit: reachable by public transit
2.9 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions
A hands-on museum tracing the science and history of ballooning, from the first flight to modern race records.
Transit: reachable by public transit
3.0 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
Ride the longest aerial tram in the Americas 2.7 miles up to the 10,378-foot summit of Sandia Peak.
5.1 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing
A shopping mall in Albuquerque with over 130 retail, dining, and entertainment options.
5.2 mi awaySwitch it up: Shopping
One of the world's longest aerial trams, lifting riders 4,000 feet to a summit overlooking five states.
5.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors
Play slots, table games and poker at a casino resort on Isleta Pueblo land south of Albuquerque.
19 mi awayMore like this