Above: The Lockheed Constellation, now the Connie Cocktail Lounge, outside the TWA Hotel at JFK Airport - ANDREW HARPER EDITOR

Airports aren’t typically destinations unto themselves. Travelers want to get in and out as quickly as possible. Of course, some have made concerted efforts to transform into more-inviting places: Hong Kong International has a golf club, Dubai International offers a sprawling shopping mall, and Singapore’s Changi Airport boasts a 6-acre forest and an indoor waterfall. And while New York City’s JFK International is no one’s idea of a good time, it does have one hallowed corner where travelers should stop and stay a while: The TWA Hotel.

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Above: The Lockheed Constellation, now the Connie Cocktail Lounge, outside the TWA Hotel at JFK Airport - ANDREW HARPER EDITOR

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