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Naturalists go to the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science near Old Town Albuquerque to explore the origins and geological history of the American Southwest. Naturally there are exhibits and attractions like the Dawn of the Dinosaurs and New Mexico's Ice Age, 3D films that come to life at the Dynatheater, and stars falling at the Planetarium.

Meet your friends or make new ones at Albuquerque's Historic Old Town, the heart of the city's cultural center and home to some of its best attractions. Explore the Explora Museum's hands-on exhibits in science and art, shop at San Pasqual's home decor and accessories, dine at High Noon Restaurant & Saloon, and see the sights and the sounds of the city on an ABQ Trolley ride.

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.

There's plenty of venom at the American International Rattlesnake Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico, home to the largest collection of different species of live snakes in the world. Explore myths, cure phobias and unravel the mysteries of the most misunderstood creature in the animal Kingdom. Remember your visit with a cool rattlesnake logo T-shirt!