Millions of visitors flock to about 200 balloon festivals across the U.S. each year. Volunteering on balloon crews lets some of those fans pursue the inflatable dream.
Thousands of people were stuck at the Burning Man festival in Nevada this weekend because of rain and mud. It was not clear when, or how, attendees would get out.
The festival in the remote Nevada desert became encased in mud after heavy rains on Friday night. Organizers cut off access in and out of the festival.
A weeklong music-and-wellness festival on the beach is just one reason visitors are now flocking to a country that was sealed off to the world for decades.