A hot air balloon ride above your favorite travel destination may rekindle a love of flight . Fans turn out in droves each October to watch as hundreds of jaunty balloons ascend en masse into the cerulean skies above Albuquerque , New Mexico , making it the world 's most photographed event . More than 500 colorful balloons take flight above Albuquerque each October . Spot lions , hippos , leopards and zebras from the Serengeti skies . Hide Caption 1 of 10 Photos:
A hot air balloon ride above your favorite travel destination may rekindle a love of flight . More than 500 colorful balloons take flight above Albuquerque each October . Spot lions , hippos , leopards and zebras from the Serengeti skies . Hide Caption 1 of 10 Photos: