6. JFK Airport
JFK Airport was the first location in New York City that the Beatles experienced. The Beatles, dressed in mod suits with pudding bowl haircuts, were greeted by over 3,000 fans. They gave a quick press conference at the airport, which dissolved some of the band’s anxiety. According to Ringo Starr in an interview shortly after arriving, “On the airplane, I FELT New York. It was like an octopus grabbing the plane… I could feel like tentacles coming up to the plane it was so exciting.”
Four decades later, Paul McCartney witnessed the 9/11 attacks from the JFK Airport tarmac. where he was waiting to take off after a visit to New York. McCartney stayed at a hotel near the airport and immediately began planning the charity Concert for New York following the attacks.