Photo: obvio171 A trip to the airport doesn’t have to be purely functional. If going to a shopping mall to get your Santa or Christmas carols fix doesn’t sound too appealing to you, how about an airport? After all, as travelers, they should seem like our second home. Harriet Baskas at USA Today has compiled a pretty cool list in her article At the Airport: Contests, carolers, coupons, and karaoke for the holidays . I’ll even give her two bonus points for her use of alliteration. Here are some of the interesting sounding events happening at an airport near you: Indianapolis International Airport When: December 12 What: Petting zoos! Well, sort of. One is hosted by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra where you can get up close and personal with their instruments. The second is being held by the Humane Society of Indianapolis where you can also adopt a pet. Photo: TheGiantVermin Musical entertainment will be on site all month, culminating on Christmas Eve with a Santa tuba ensemble. Philadelphia International Airport When: December 15 – 24 What: Santa will be milling around greeting travelers and posing for pics. I would have thought he’d be extra busy in the toy factory, but I suppose for a man who gets around the world in a single night, time isn’t an issue. Minneapolis-St

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