Aug. 7, 2025 By Claude Solnik

On a recent day, the Beatles’ “In My Life” with the line “There are places I’ll remember…” played on the sidewalk in front of the TWA Hotel, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens.

It was a detail, but then this retro hotel, transforming a wing-shaped TWA terminal into the base of a hotel, is filled with details that let visitors feel more than a touch of the 60s style. A 1962 Lincoln Continental may be parked in front of the hotel, but people travel here, not just to planes, but back in time.

The TWA Hotel, which transformed the terminal into a lobby, museum and more, has become not just a departure point, but a destination – for local residents.

For anyone who has been here, it’s probably no surprise that it has just been named the best airpo

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