Cohen, like most artists, receives an honorarium. But she was also able to sell pieces from her Minnetonka studio to customers who took an interest in her talent on the way to their gate.

“It was good for business,” she said.

One of my favorite pieces from October was “The Voting Line,” Carol Hancuh’s display of life-sized quilt figures, from Lyndon B. Johnson to a college student, all waiting to cast their ballots. That exhibit has rotated, but current travelers have plenty of other options, including pieces celebrating indigenous culture, fossils on loan from the Science Museum of Minnesota, and seed art from the State Fair spread throughout both terminals.

There are play areas in both terminals (one is near the movie theater, the other is near Gate H6 in Terminal 2), each featuring pint-sized versions of airplanes and air traffic control towers designed by Eagan’s Blue Rhino Studio. A few weeks ago, a child was having a great time driving a toy fire engine.

The only thing missing was a dog in the back seat.