Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum
Balloon Museum
A themed museum beside Balloon Fiesta Park, telling the history of hot-air balloons and airships and their feats of ocean crossing.
The museum sits beside Balloon Fiesta Park and is named after the pilots of the Double Eagle II, who completed the first hot-air balloon crossing of the Atlantic. Its tall exhibit hall displays gondolas and inflated models, and it traces the history from the Montgolfier brothers to modern long-distance flight. An interactive simulation area is also on offer. Visitors can enjoy ballooning culture even outside festival season, and it suits families. The museum is closed on Mondays, and hours change during the festival.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 09:00–17:00; closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
- Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
- Rio Grande Nature Center State Park
- Nob Hill
- Sawmill Market
- Explora Science Center and Children's Museum
- New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
- Albuquerque Museum of Art and History