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Love the layover: vintage toy trains at San Francisco International Airport

11/11/08
A new exhibition at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is all about trains. (New York Central Railroad with alphabet blocks (push toy) 1885-95; Collection of Rod Cornell) Inside Track presents more than 200 vintage toy trains and accessories-including two miniature train layouts. In addition to realistic-looking trains, there are specialty items such as Mickey Mouse […]

Free Wi-Fi and more at Oakland International Airport

11/10/08
Good news for laptop-toting travelers passing through Oakland International Airport (OAK). Starting today, (Monday, November 10th) there’s free Wi-Fi Internet service throughout the airport. The service is provided by FreeFi Networks, the same company that now provides the free Wireless Internet access at Denver International Airport. You’ll need to watch some advertising before you get […]

Last chance to name the airport dinosaur

10/22/08
Last summer, these two dinosaurs from the Royal Ontario Museum took up residence in the Terminal 1 International Arrivals area of Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. The display features an “action” scene of a large Allosaurus bearing down on an Othnielia that has tripped to the ground. But it doesn’t include the ‘given names’ of these […]

Beatniks from Outer Space

09/14/08
I was all hopped last week when an episode our family remembers as “the Beatniks from Outer Space” finally showed up on Twilight Zone re-runs. It’s as wacky and far out as I remembered. Now comes word from the Museum of Flight that the Association of Space Explorers is having its 21st annual Planetary Congress […]

Cheap, car-free, airport side-trips

09/09/08
Airline route cuts and drastic schedule cutbacks mean you’re probably going to be spending a lot more time hanging around the airport waiting for a flight. You could use that time to snooze, eat, or work. Or you can head out for one of the cheap, educational, car-free side trips I list in my most […]

On-line museums of interest to air travelers

07/22/08
Hooray! The summer 2008 edition of the MOOM – the Museum of Online Museums – has been posted. Pretty much everything on the list, from the Virtual Typewriter Museum to the Museum of Corporate Neckties (yes, there are airline ties in there) is pretty special. But since this is a blog about (mostly…) airports and […]

Free parking for motorcycles at Milwaukee’s airport

07/08/08
Heading to Milwaukee this weekend for the grand opening of the 20-acre downtown Harley-Davidson Museum or planning to be there later this summer (August 28-31) for the Harley-Davidson 105th Anniversary Celebration? Keep an eye out for the 1956 Harley-Davidson model Kh that belonged to Elvis Presley. And check out the 13-foot customized motorcycle known as […]
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