Airports where waiting can be fun!

Travelling involves waiting. If you have to wait long for your next flight, you are lucky when you are on certain airports that invested in ‘the enjoyable wait’.

• KLM’s home base Amsterdam Schiphol Airport hosts a branch of the Rijksmuseum where you can discover Dutch music, literature, and art.
• Athens Airport also boasts its own mini-museum, with archaeological artifacts created as early as the Byzantine period.
• In case you feel lucky, try some of the 1,300 slot machines located in terminals 1 and 2 of Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport offers.
• At San Francisco International Airport you can browse through interesting items from the Aviation Museum and Library or visit its aquarium.
• Singapore’s Changi Airport boasts a butterfly garden with a 27-foot waterfall, a cacti garden with around 40 species of cacti, and orchid and sunflower gardens. There is also a rooftop pool and the world’s tallest airport slides.
• At Munich Airport, you can taste German beers at the Airbräu brewery, which also houses a beer garden with live music.
• Live concerts can also be enjoyed at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas, featuring everything from jazz to swing.
• Do you want to relax or be active? Seoul’s Incheon Airport has two movie theaters, an ice skating rink and a 18-hole putting course.
• Need to wait at Vancouver International Airport? Don’t miss the Vancouver Aquarium, where you can see more than 5,000 marine creatures in the 20,000-gallon tank.
• Or enjoy a round of golf at Hong Kong International Airport, on its nine-hole golf course.
• If you into games, play the latest PS3 games at the PlayStation Gateway gaming area.
• Tired of sitting down all the time? If you happen to be at the Zurich Airport in Switzerland, you can rent sports bikes and inline skates. Have fun and explore the area outside the airport if you need to wait for a longer period!