OKC Airport fun facts
We love the souvenir “Tornado Seeds” (candy) we picked up at Will Rogers International Airport (OKC).
And the huge terrazzo floor installation by Matt Goad celebrating Oklahoma’s history and culture.
But there are some other fun facts the OKC officials want you know.
There’s a free plan spotting area at OKC, the airport houses the FAA’s national training center and the airport is “built tough” for Tornado Alley.
Dallas Love Field opens an airport restaurant ‘first’
A dual-branded Applebees/IHOP restaurant opens this week at Dallas Love Field Airport (DAL). That makes DAL the first airport in the world offer this combo.
Located on the public access side of the airport, between bag claim area and the TSA security checkpoint, the restaurant allows you to mix and match from two menus at any time. If that’s what you need to do…
And celebrate a ‘first’ at Philadelphia’s Fireman’s Hall Museum
The Philadelphia Historic District has put together an impressive list of ‘firsts’ that originated in the city.
Coming up on January 17 is a celebration of the country’s first Volunteer Fire Company, founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1736.
The party takes place at Fireman’s Hall Museum, which is housed in a firehouse that dates back to 1902.
The museum displays vintage fire engines and fire fighting apparatus, alarm boxes, uniforms and fire house and engine models. There’s also a great collection of “fire marks,” which were decorative badges once issued by insurance companies to mark properties insured for fire.
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