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Museum Monday: The Pencil Sharpener Museum

Museum Monday: The Pencil Sharpener Museum

01/28/24
The Pencil Sharpener Museum in Logan, Ohio is open again, and the 5,000 sharpeners in the collection are now housed in a new building at the Hocking Hills Regional Welcome Center. This is the world’s only Pencil Sharpener Museum and it includes 4000 pencil sharpeners collected by the late Rev. Paul Johnson, plus a new […]
Museum Monday at LAX and SFO airports

Museum Monday at LAX and SFO airports

07/23/23
Say “Hi, Barbie!” at Flight Path Museum at LAX A visit to the Flight Path Museum and Learning Center at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is an avgeek delight anytime. Located on LAX property, a short drive or taxi ride from the terminals, the museum includes one of the largest airline uniform collections, as well […]
Astronaut Barbie at the National Air & Space Museum

Astronaut Barbie at the National Air & Space Museum

07/20/23
The upcoming release of the ‘Barbie’ movie directed by Greta Gerwig is prompting nostalgia for everything Barbie. The Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum is riding that wave, and celebrating Barbie’s long career as an astronaut. 1965 Astronaut Barbie This Miss Astronaut outfit for Barbie was released in 1965 and included a silvery spacesuit with brown […]
Visiting: the World’s Biggest Children’s Museum

Visiting: the World’s Biggest Children’s Museum

03/14/23
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis dates back to 1925 and now, with more than 130,00 artifacts and more than 4,00 programs, is the world’s largest children’s museum. Highlights include the Dinsophere, the historic carousel, a 55-ton steam engine, cultural exhibits, a 43-foot tall tower of Chihuly glass, an international space station exhibit, and a plethora […]
Museum Monday: Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum

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 […]
A participant performs a frontside ollie at Red Bull Terminal Takeover on April 16th, 2022. // Jonathan Mehring / Red Bull Content Pool // SI202204170134 // Usage for editorial use only //

Travel Tidbits from Airports Near You

05/03/22
Earlier this month, celebrity skateboarders and skateboard crews from across the country rolled into the old terminal facilities – and even onto the tarmac – at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. They were there for Red Bull’s second Terminal Takeover. Here is a short video of pro skateboarder Jake Wooten showing off his skills […]
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