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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 […]

Aerospace Art at Seattle’s Museum of Flight

06/11/08
Seattle’s Museum of Flight, just up the road from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), is a pretty cool place to spend an afternoon or a long layover. In addition to the first jet Air Force One and a British Airways Concorde, the museum is home to an incredible collection of historic aircraft, spacecraft, and aerospace artifacts. […]

Beware the ‘dreaded year-end nose pickers’

06/05/08
So you pay through the nose for an airline ticket, fly across country on an overstuffed airplane, and make your way into town hoping to spend a few hours viewing treasures in a quiet museum gallery. But when you arrive, the museum is filled with hordes of school kids on a year-end field trip. Find […]

Flying somewhere this weekend?

04/30/08
Even if you’re staying home, here’s a great way to save some cash and get some culture. Bank of America’s Museums on US program offers free admission to more than 70 museums around the country on the first full weekend (Saturday and Sunday) of each month. All you need to do is show an ID […]

Spam, popcorn, ice-cream and whiskey

04/04/08
If you’re lucky, you have more than one airport within driving range and have figured out how to use that to your advantage when shopping for airline tickets. But as long as you’re putting all your luggage into the car, why not just fill up the tank and keep going? To help you plan your […]
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