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"Jack" Swigert statue at Denver International Airport
Denver, Colorado

Jack Swigert Statue

In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.
Firefighters training at Schiphol's FireFly.
Schiphol, Netherlands

FireFly

A solid steel plane designed to catch fire over and over again.
List

21 Airport Attractions to Make Your Layover More Enjoyable

Delay distractions around the world, from tall slides to archaeological finds.
Michelle Cassidy August 4, 2022
Keflavík, Iceland

‘Silver Sabler’

A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.
Houston, Texas

‘Moonwalker’

In Houston's airport, a cow is properly equipped to jump over the moon.
Hans Christiaan Andersen's Trunk
Kastrup, Denmark

Hans Christian Andersen's Trunk

The traveling wares of Denmark's most famous author.
Butterfly Garden at Changi Airport
Singapore

Changi Airport's Butterfly Garden

Watch butterflies take flight before you fly.
Portland, Oregon

Hollywood Theater

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.
McNamara Terminal Light Tunnel
Detroit, Michigan

McNamara Terminal Light Tunnel

Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.
Cublington Spinney memorial
Cublington, England

Cublington Spinney and Airport Monument

In the 1970s, the citizens of several small villages came together to stop their homes from being destroyed for a new airport.
Dave Honan captured this image of Icelandair's "Hekla Aurora" paint scheme, which pays homage to the northern lights.
collections

Planespotting With the ‘Avgeeks’

For most people, planes are a necessary hassle, but for aviation enthusiasts they’re so much more. 
Justin Franz April 12, 2022
Cancún, Mexico

Old Airport Control Tower

One of Mexico's youngest major cities still holds on to this structure representing its short modern history.
shops

Podcast: The Unclaimed Baggage Center

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team January 6, 2022
Munich, Germany

Smokey Joe's

This airport currywurst stand is made out of retro airplane parts.
Volleyball on the airstrip.
Vaiaku, Tuvalu

Funafuti Airport Airstrip

With only one flight in and out a week, the unfenced runway at this small island's airport transforms into a seaside park for locals and visitors.
The "Welcome To Cleveland" sign
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

‘Welcome to Cleveland’ Sign

This rooftop sign has been confusing Milwaukee-bound airline passengers for decades.
The San Francisco garter snake has been on the federal endangered species list for more than half a century.
snakes

A San Francisco Airport Site Is Crawling With Snakes—And That's a Good Thing

An endangered species is thriving at a once-blighted lot, but climate change and other challenges threaten its future.
Ashley Stimpson July 27, 2021
Mongoose fighting cobra.
Brisbane, Australia

Seized Endangered Species Exhibit

An exhibit of endangered species confiscated from smugglers and passengers.