Lift your spirits at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, the largest annual hot-air balloon festival in the world. For nine days, 100,000 spectators a day watch 600 magnificent hot-air balloons lift off. The most amazing event of the festival is the moment when there is a mass accession of hundreds of hot-air balloons filling the sky at once.
Pick up tickets to the Ballet Theatre of New Mexico. From opening night to closing night, you're poised for a lovely night at the ballet. The mesmerizing resident dancers bring to life the magical stories of ballet classics like The Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty. Come experience a night of entertainment, mixed emotions, story ballet and exquisite ensemble dances.
In 2010 Fox News voted Tinkertown Museum the best small museum in America. The museum attraction started as a hobby and took 40 years to carve, collect and passionately construct the world's most amazing and eccentric collection of Americana. Kids marvel at winding walls made out of 50,000 glass bottles; wagon wheels, Otto the one-man-band, Esmerelda the Fortune Teller, and the 35' wooden sail boat that braved a ten year voyage around the world.
Hot tamales! The El Pinto Restaurant in Albuquerque is a celebrity hang out! The iconic ABQ treasure dishes up grandmother Josephina Chavez-Griggs recipes made to spicy perfection for locals, visitors and celebrities alike. Diamond Rio and Clint Black are just a couple of celebrity clients that have enjoyed a meal at this restaurant.