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Airports

The sculpture.

Casablanca, Morocco

'Tire Lion'

The rubbery beast is sculpted from recycled materials.

Front Museum Display Room.

Stratford, Connecticut

Connecticut Air & Space Center

A humble air museum located in an original World War II aircraft factory.

Restored Deco interior, main terminal building, Lakefront Airport, New Orleans.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Lakefront Airport

This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”

An enterable Saab AJ-37 Viggen.

Aeroseum

This declassified Cold War bunker hosts a large collection of Swedish aircraft.

Changi Airport Slides

The busy transport hub is home to the tallest airport slide in the world.

Gravestones with planes taking off above.

Atlanta, Georgia

Flat Rock and Hart Cemeteries

Two Civil War-era cemeteries stuck between runways at the world's busiest airport.

The sculpture.

Schönefeld, Germany

'Der Fall Daidalos und Ikaros' ('The Case of Daedalus and Icarus')

This curious sculpture represents the perseverance needed to take to the skies.

Building with Spanish Revival, Art Deco, Streamline Moderne styles.

Glendale, California

Grand Central Air Terminal Museum

This historic aviation building is now a museum owned and operated by Disney.

'Untitled (Lamp/Bear)' in Hamad International Airport

'Untitled (Lamp/Bear)'

This 23-foot-tall bear stands amid the hustle and bustle of Hamad International Airport.

When the goats aren't eating grass, they enjoy scoping their surroundings from higher ground.

Meet the Farm Animals That Help One of America’s Busiest Airports Run

At Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, these hungry herds serve an additional purpose beyond simple gardening.

Claire Voon June 19, 2019

Airports can be busy, stressful, and sometimes, awesome.

18 of the World's Most Delightful Airport Features

Atlas Obscura readers share their favorite places to kill time while waiting for a flight.

Eric Grundhauser June 6, 2019

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Renaissance Book Shop

A wonderfully curated used bookstore in an airport.

Aerial view of Nashville's peace sign geoglyph.

Nashville, Tennessee

Peace Sign Geoglyph

A heartwarming message to those entering and departing Music City from above.

A view of the control tower at the Tucson airport.

Tucson, Arizona

Tucson's Retro Airport Control Tower

This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.

The air terminal building.

Northport, Michigan

Woolsey Memorial Airport

A lonely stone-sided terminal stands next to a grass airstrip on Michigan's Leelanau Peninsula.

Parrot Gun looking over airport runway and facilities.

Richmond, Virginia

Richmond Airport Civil War Fortifications

The airport was once a Civil War battleground, and the earthwork defenses can still be seen today.

The Barra Airport is one of the only airports in the world where planes use the beach as a runway.

9 Airports More Interesting Than the One You're Stuck In

These unusual runways put the wonder back in flying.

Kerry Wolfe November 21, 2018

Early jet parking.

Chino, California

Chino Planes of Fame Air Museum

A museum dedicated to restoring vintage aircraft, located at a working airport.