Inflation Eve Helium Balloon Viewing November 24, 2010

Instead of standing still in the cold, surrounded by screaming six-year-olds and their shushing parents, while floats pass by at nine o'clock on Thanksgiving morning (when you should still be in your warm, warm bed), see the big balloons the way they're supposed to be seen - half-deflated on the edge of Central Park. Get a cup of hot chocolate and stroll. The balloons can be seen at and around the American Museum of Natural History and at and around 77th Street and Central Park West.