World's Craziest Airport Souvenirs

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Courtesy of Tiffany & Co.

Dubai’s over-the-top taste isn’t limited to its luxury malls and hotels: at the airport, you can now make a withdrawal from a gold-bar-dispensing ATM.

It’s a crazy, but perhaps fitting, souvenir of Dubai and part of an expanding range of airport options for last-minute shoppers. To find that perfect memento, first you’ll have to navigate the alternatives, from the budget breakers to the impulse buys that you may (or may not) regret once you’re home.

Sensible gifts include the local microbrews sold at Oregon’s Portland International, which T+L readers voted the No. 2 domestic airport for shopping in the World’s Best Awards survey.

But we turned up plenty of outlandish airport souvenirs too. Spellbinding Haitian voodoo dolls and used racehorse shoes—dirt and all—are a few of the other eye-opening products that make the trip home with some shoppers. See them all in our slideshow.

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Narita International Airport (NRT), Tokyo

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Origami supplies (and creations) at the Nippon Origami Museum, in Tokyo’s Narita.

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Jorge Chavez International Airport (LIM), Lima, Peru

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Finely woven alpaca sweaters from Kuna at the Lima, Peru, airport.

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Nashville International Airport (BNA)

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Caramel-filled Goo Goo Clusters, a regional classic, at Nashville International.

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Portland International Airport (PDX), OR

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Local microbrews from Portland International, in Oregon.

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O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), Johannesburg, South Africa

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Bamilese juju hats at South Africa’s Johannesburg International (they make fantastic wall hangings).

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Incheon International Airport (ICN), Seoul, South Korea

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Coveted Korean cosmetics (the Face Shop; Etude House) at Seoul’s Incheon.

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Louisville International Airport (SDF), KY

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Used race-horse shoes—dirt and all—at Louisville airport, in Kentucky.

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Toussaint Louverture International Airport (PAP), Port-au-Prince, Haiti

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Spellbinding Haitian voodoo dolls at Port-au-Prince International.

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Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)

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Scorpion lollipops at Phoenix International.

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Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)

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Pretty little underthings at La Perla in Singapore’s Changi.

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Dubai International Airport (DXB)

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Gold-bar-dispensing ATM’s (for real!) at Dubai International.

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Incheon International Airport (ICN), Seoul, South Korea

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A monogrammed roll-aboard from the world’s first duty-free Louis Vuitton boutique, at Seoul’s Incheon airport.

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Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)

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A classic Tiffany Setting engagement ring from Tiffany & Co. at Hong Kong International.

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Narita International Airport (NRT), Tokyo

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Jorge Chavez International Airport (LIM), Lima, Peru

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Nashville International Airport (BNA)

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Portland International Airport (PDX), OR

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O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), Johannesburg, South Africa

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Incheon International Airport (ICN), Seoul, South Korea

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Louisville International Airport (SDF), KY

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Toussaint Louverture International Airport (PAP), Port-au-Prince, Haiti

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Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)

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Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)

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Dubai International Airport (DXB)

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Incheon International Airport (ICN), Seoul, South Korea

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Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)

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