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Stuck at DFW? Visit the observation park; learn something

09/18/10
DFW International Airport is big. Within its 30 square miles are five terminals, two full-service hotels, a multi-million dollar collection of art and a golf course. There’s also Founders’ Plaza: DFW’s public observation park. The park has the airport’s original beacon, along with shaded picnic tables, viewing stations and a live audio feed of the […]

Museum Monday: aerospace museum finds

09/06/10
With the help of Twitter-buddy Isaac Alexander, I spent a good chunk of this Labor Day weekend putting together a list of aerospace museums to keep track of and, perhaps, to feature on Museum Mondays here at StuckatTheAirport.com. The process took quite a bit longer than it might have because I kept clicking on links […]

Free admission this weekend at more than 100 museums

09/02/10
On the first weekend of every month more than 100 museums, zoos and attractions around the country offer free admission to anyone with a Bank of America card as part of the Museums on Us program. Visiting one of the participating venues is a great way to stretch a weekend entertainment budget and a good […]

Fresh – flying – art at Spokane International Airport

08/24/10
There’s a fresh piece of art at Spokane International Airport in eastern Washington. But you’ll have to look up to see it. Louise Kodis’ new textile sculpture “Conversations Between Clouds” in now installed in the rotunda of the airport. The sculpture is a flock of three dimensional floating shapes suspended under the ceiling and is […]

Museum Monday: 1940 Air Terminal Museum, Houston Hobby Airport

08/09/10
There are close to 700 aviation and space museums in this country. Each Monday, we take a look at one of them.  Stick around. Eventually we’ll visit them all! This week: The 1940 Air Terminal Museum at Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport. Housed in the airport’s original art deco air terminal,the museum is dedicated to […]

Museum Monday: 1928 biplane inside Ottawa International Airport

08/01/10
There are close to 700 aviation and space museums in the country. Each Monday, we explore one of them. This week we have the story of a fun partnership between Canada’s Ottawa International Airport (YOW) and Vintage Wings of Canada, a local organization that acquires, restores, maintains and flies classic and significant aircraft, with an […]

Souvenir Sunday at Spokane Int’l Airport

07/25/10
Traffic was slow heading into Spokane International Airport on Friday because most drivers had their eyes on the sky. I don’t blame them: the USAF Thunderbirds and other military flight demonstration teams were practicing for this weekend’s Skyfest 2010 at Fairchild Air Force Base. Inside the airport, flights were delayed while practice flights took place. […]
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