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Travel Tidbits for a busy holiday weekend

05/24/23

The Memorial Day weekend is traditionally one of the busiest travel times. And this year is no exception. AAA projects 42.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Memorial Day weekend, a 7% increase over 2022. Many people will be driving to their destinations this weekend, but AAA says nearly 3.4 […]

Animals

The latest from the SFO Museum

05/18/23

If you miss your flight at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) blame it on the curators of the SFO Museum. At any one time, there are perhaps 20 top-notch exhibitions on view throughout the terminals, spanning everything from vintage radios and Victorian wallpaper to all manner of aviation history. And each exhibit will make you […]

Museums

From the SFO Museum: Matchbooks & Air Sickness Bags

05/03/23

The SFO Museum at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has more than 150,000 objects related to the history of commercial aviation and to the airline industry. As part of its 52 Objects series this year, they’ve pulled out this matchbook showing the route map for Continental Airlines. Squeezing as much as possible onto a promotional […]

Aviation history

World’s Busiest Airport? Plus: Travel Tidbits

04/05/23

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Back on Top Airports Council International (ACI) released global traffic numbers and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) once again comes out on top as the world’s busiest airport. The top five world’s busiest airports include Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), Denver International Airport (DEN), Chicago O’Hare Airport (ORD), and Dubai […]

Airports

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 […]

SFO Airport Celebrates Dia de los Muertos

10/20/22

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is sharing how the city’s Mission District is marking the Dia de los Muertos holiday. Passengers will be treated to live music, dance, and cultural performances from San Francisco-based Latino artists. The Dia de los Muertos celebration originated in Mexico and is now observed worldwide as a time for the living […]

Holidays

Airport Amenity of the Week: SFO’s Golden Gate Park ‘activation’

08/26/22

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has an ongoing program celebrating the city’s neighborhoods and cultural events. The newest activation shines a light on the rich history of live music performances in Golden Gate Park with a photo essay, live performances, and a photo station in Terminal 3, Boarding Area F. “From Jimi Hendrix in the […]

Music

Airline aprons. The kind you wear.

07/20/22

We’re big fans of the treasures in the collection of the SFO Museum at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). And of the museum’s searchable online database. This tweet, about the museum’s collection of more than 100 flight attendant smocks and aprons sent the Stuck at the Airport fashion reporter down a very deep rabbit hole […]

Fashion

Fun photo op at SFO Airport: Castro Theatre

06/14/22

The “SFO Celebrates” program has been running at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) since April. The entertainment and engagement series brings a taste of the city’s diverse culture and neighborhoods into the terminals with live music, dance, arts & crafts, and demonstrations. We snapped this fun photo during SFO’s Cherry Blossom Festival in April. This […]

Fun Stuff

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