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Some of SFO Museum’s #52 Objects

03/01/23

As far as we know, San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is one of just two airports in the country that has an onsite museum program accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. (Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is the other one.) Pretty much everything the SFO Museum displays in the terminals from its own collection […]

Long Beach Airport Closes its Historic Terminal. Temporarily

02/21/23

Over the past week, the Stuck at the Airport team has shared news of how Kansas City decided to replace an old terminal with a brand new one at Kansas City International Airport (MCI). And of a new museum in Atchison, Kansas dedicated to iconic aviator Amelia Earhart. Today we share some news about Long […]

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Museum Monday: Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum

02/20/23

Famed aviator Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas on July 24, 1897, and lived there until 1908, when her family moved to Des Moines. Today Atchison honors its most famous hometown hero with a wide variety of attractions. Those include the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum, a life-size statue of Earhart in the arboretum known […]

Bessie Coleman honored with Barbie ‘Inspiring Women Series’ Doll

01/30/23

Mattel, maker of the iconic Barbie doll, has an Inspiring Women series that pays tribute to courageous women with Barbie dolls in their honor. Chimpanzee expert Dr. Jane Goodall, tennis star Billie Jean King, author Maya Angelou, astronaut Sally Ride and First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald, are among the women who have been honored […]

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Fresh Art at PIE Airport

01/12/23

Two new murals now greet passengers at Florida’s St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE). Both murals are visible to passengers arriving and departing from Gates 7-11 and Gate 12. Leo Gomez’s mural “GO EASY” features a dreamy Tampa Bay sunset, with welcoming colors, bold text, and silhouettes that evoke travel and nature. Laura “Miss Crit” Spencer’s mural […]

Toy Airplanes at St. Louis Lambert Int’l Airport

12/22/22

Fans of toy airplanes will enjoy the Toys Take Flight exhibit on view through the end of March 2023 in the Lambert Gallery at St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL). “Toy airplanes have been around longer than airplanes themselves,” the exhibit notes tell us. “The earliest model airplane, a glider powered by a rubber band, […]

Airports, airlines, and the world remember 9/11

09/11/22

We thought we would gather up all the 9/11 anniversary remembrance tweets from airlines, airports, aviation agencies, organizations, and unions, but we’re sure we missed a lot. Let us know if we missed yours and we’ll add it to the list.

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For National Book Lovers Day: our new book

08/10/22

August 9 was National Book Lovers Day and we celebrated by visiting some of the places in Seattle that are featured in our new book, 111 Places in Seattle That You Must Not Miss, which begins shipping today. The book is part of the international 111 Places series, which offers locals and experienced travelers guides […]

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Board Game, Lindbergh, King Collection (A20040289048).

Aviation treasures returning to National Air & Space Museum

06/27/22

The Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum has been closed for a while to reboot with two dozen new exhibits. At least 8 of the galleries are set to open this fall. One of those returning soon is The Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age, an update of the popular exhibition of […]

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