The world's oddest airport attractions

The November 2009 issue of Travel & Leisure (T+L) recently had an article about the world’s strangest airport attractions. Some of the odder airport activities include killing time on a Sony PlayStation 3 at Paris’s Charles de Gaulle International Airport and getting your teeth cleaned at the São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport.

In Asia, three airports had “strange” attractions that made the list:

• Inhale cinnamon-scented oxygen at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport (Terminal 1, Oxygen Lounge Juko). Travelers may hook themselves up to self-serve tanks that pump exotically flavored oxygen for either a 10-minute (600 yen/$6) or a 20-minute (1,200 yen/$12.50) sessions.
• Experience a “4-D” movie at the Hong Kong International Airport (Terminal 2, 4D Extreme Screen). Travelers will view Asia’s largest 4-D projection screen in a 360-seat theater where films come with 3-D glasses and special effects such as wind, fog, water spray and bubbles.
• Admire butterflies at the Singapore Changi International Airport (Terminal 3, Butterfly Garden). Travelers will find 47 species of butterflies that roam freely among hanging plants, including carnivorous pitcher plants. Plus the Butterfly Garden has a butterfly breeding and feeding area.

In addition, frequent road warriors may also be interested in checking out T+L’s smart guides to the world’s top airports.