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Balloons

Welham Green, England

Balloon Corner

A monument to early air travel and an unhappy cat.

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

Riviera Ballroom

A historic ballroom host to famous performers from the big band era to 1980s rock.

Pillar where the balloon landed

Merselo, Netherlands

De Ballonzuil

In the middle of a forest you can find the first landing place of an air balloon in the Netherlands.

Double Eagle II Balloon Site

Presque Isle, Maine

Double Eagle II Balloon Site

A small park commemorates the departure of the first-ever successful transatlantic balloon voyage.

Käthe Paulus, circa 1890

Berlin, Germany

Käthe Paulus Memorial

A plaque marks the former home of Käthe Paulus, an aerial acrobat who invented the modern folding parachute.

Scientists lofted balloons in summer 2019 to detect aftershocks of an earthquake in Ridgecrest, California.

space exploration

It Turns Out You Can Detect an Earthquake From a Balloon

Now scientists want to try the same trick on Venus.

Robin George Andrews June 25, 2021

Stromboli emits yet another tiny gurgle of lava.

This Erupting Italian Peak Is a Hotspot for Studying Volcanic Lightning

Though not much to see, Mount Stromboli is a scientist’s dream.

Sabrina Imbler March 29, 2019

Woodburn, Oregon

Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.

The author taking notes approximately 10,000 feet above sea level.

7 Hours in the Air With Some Record-Breaking Swiss Balloonists

Up, up, and away over the Alps.

Kristen Cosby October 12, 2018

The Uncanny Delights of the World Balloon Convention

Competitors create a universe where everything is bright and round.

Cara Giaimo April 25, 2018

An illustration of the 1793 flight of the sheep, the rooster, and the duck.

A Rooster, a Duck, and a Sheep Walk Into a Hot Air Balloon...

...and make aviation history, of course!

Eric Grundhauser January 3, 2018

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi's "Monument des Aéronautes" once stood proudly in the Porte des Ternes.

France's Lost Pigeon-and-Balloon Memorial Is Well Worth Remembering

The statue—made by the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty—paid tribute to a flock of 19th-century war heroes.

Cara Giaimo November 16, 2017

One of Project Loon's early balloon concepts in 2013.

The Plan to Launch Giant Wi-Fi Balloons Over Puerto Rico

Alphabet's Project Loon aims to help get the heavily damaged island back online.

Eric Grundhauser October 9, 2017