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Love the layover: Where to honor Jimi Hendrix

09/18/10
Today, Saturday, September 18th, 2010 marks the 40th anniversary of the death of rock & roll icon Jimi Hendrix, the Seattle-born songwriter and musician Rolling Stone Magazine and many others have crowned the greatest guitarist in rock history. [My original version of this story is on msnbc.com: Museums honor guitar legend Jimi Hendrix] Jimi Hendrix →

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 →

Dance at O’Hare, sip with Southwest, try the train in Miami

09/17/10
Dance at O’Hare It’s Unity Month in Chicago and to celebrate, both O’Hare and Midway International Airports are treating travelers to live entertainment on Friday afternoons. From 2 to 5 pm this Friday, September 17th, there will be dance and music groups performing on the secure side of the domestic terminals and on the lower →

Museum Monday: Discover the Airport! Exhibit at Syracuse Airport

09/13/10
There are more than 700 aviation and space-related museums in this country. Each Monday we visit one of them.  Eventually we’ll hit them all. This week’s pick: the Discover the Airport! Exhibit at New York’s Syracuse Hancock International Airport. The exhibit is located right there in the main lobby of the airport terminal and includes →

Souvenir Sunday: New York souvenirs at Newark Airport

09/12/10
It’s Souvenir Sunday – the day we take a look at some of the fun, inexpensive gifts you can buy when you’re stuck at the airport. This week, we ponder why the Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)- which is definitely located in New Jersey – has stores stocked with so many souvenirs that promote New →

Traveling Art exhibition at Schiphol Airport

09/08/10
Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has a new Traveling Art exhibition space devoted to the work of Dutch artists and designers.  The work displayed will change every three months, but right now the exhibit cases include “Flexible Volume” bags designed Gonnie Janssen. For example, the Harmonica Bag has a flexible bottom that can be adjusted to its →

Changi Airport’s giant slide joined by racing cars

09/07/10
As we noted here back in June, (and again in August because it’s so darn entertaining)  Singapore’s Changi Airport has been thrilling passengers with the world’s largest airport slide. Now, to celebrate the 2010 Singapore Formula 1 Night Race, which takes place in the streets of Singapore from September 24-26th, Changi Airport is having its →

Souvenir Sunday: rodeo treats at William P. Hobby Airport

09/05/10
It’s Souvenir Sunday here at StuckatTheAirport.com. The day we look at some of the fun and inexpensive souvenirs you can find at the airport. This week’s souvenirs come to us from Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport, where the Houston Rodeo store offers up plenty of cute cowboy items – all under $10. There’s this great →

Snack Saturday at Houston Hobby Airport

09/04/10
Our occasional Snack Saturday feature highlights foods to look for when you’re stuck at the airport. This week’s snacks come from Houston Hobby Airport, where the Rodeo Houston store carries Alamo Crackers Wild West Peanut Brittle And these adorable chocolate cow cookies. Tomorrow – on Souvenir Sunday – we’ll put the snacks away and take →

When was the last time you danced at the airport?

08/31/10
On the first Sunday of each month, the terminal at Düsseldorf International Airport turns into an event space. One Sunday last winter a circus showed up. Last month, it was a platoon of chefs. This coming Sunday, it will be dancers. During “Dance Terminal, Dance, ” professional dancers will descend on the airport to teach →
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