Distances from airport: 12 miles and one mile, respectively. Best
transportation option: taxi and courtesy shuttle bus.
MEXICO CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Just 15 minutes away by taxi is the Alameda, a park and gathering
place that happens to have several of the city's best museums at
its borders. Start at the Palacio de Bellas Artes (at the
intersection of Eje Central Lazaro Cardenas and Avenida Juarez,
011-52-5512-25-93), where you'll find murals by the famed Mexican
triumvirate, José Orozco,
Diego Rivera, and David Alfaro Siqueiros.
Cross the park lengthwise, past the Benito Juárez Memorial, to the
Alameda Museum, graced by a huge Diego Rivera original, "Dream of a
Sunday Afternoon in the Alameda." Then compare the dream to
reality.
Distance from airport: six miles. Best transportation option:
taxi.
MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
You can get off the plane and onto the greens in no time at
International Links Miami. The 135-acre course next to the airport
has rolling fairways lined with trees, large greens, and a killer
No. 14 known as Heartbreak Ridge (its green is an island). Greens
fees range from $85 to $125; the driving range is $6. 1802 NW 37th
Ave., (305) 633-4583.
Distance from airport: one mile. Best transportation option:
taxi.
NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
With a layover here, there's no excuse to arrive at your meeting
without a manicure. Or pedicure,
massage, haircut, facial, leg wax,
and oxygen treatment. The D-parture spa, with two locations at the
airport, lets you zip in for a 10- or 20-minute single treatment,
or combine several for a relaxation package. Starting at $10. (973)
242-3444,
www.departurespa.com
On airport property. AirTrain runs between the terminals.
NEW YORK LAGUARDIA AIRPORT