Balloons fly year-round, although warm, mild months are most popular. Rides last about an hour. The Soukup and Thomas International Balloon and Airship Museum - Located in Mitchell, it takes you through 200 years of ballooning history. Learn the tragedy of the Hindenberg and other airships. Antiques and artifacts from the Hindenberg are displayed.
Videos are available on the process of putting up a balloon, on sky labs and explorer balloons.
The annual Great Balloon Rally is Sept. 11 and 12 at the Mitchell airport. The dome renovations were completed in January 1999. A computer lab is still being renovated. Visitors have the chance to see professional archaeologists excavate two underground lodges inside the facility. The dwellers, who lived in the area 1,000 years ago, are said to be ancestors of the Mandan Indian tribe.