Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport Closes

Travel Blog • Valerie Conners • 10.31.08 | 11:12 AM ET

Photo of Tempelhof Airport by Mai Le via Flickr (Creative Commons).

Once a critical landing point during the Berlin Airlift, historic Tempelhof Airport officially closed its doors yesterday with a farewell event marked by speeches from local VIPs, and even some protests. Auf wiedersehen.