Barbie, Batman and the Simpsons land at Austin airport

If all the live music offered each weekday at Austin-Bergstrom International isn't enough to make you worry about (or seriously consider) missing your flight, the colorful exhibition of 20th-century dolls on loan from the (yet to open) Austin Toy Museum just might.

On view in the post-security pylon showcases through Aug. 4, 2015, the "20th Century Toys" exhibit includes a complete set of The Simpsons dolls from 1991, cast metal figures, cars, wind-ups, electric trains, action figures and a wide variety of play things representing popular culture icons and the development of toy technology.

Classic and vintage toys on display include a Kewpie doll from 1925 and a streamlined Lionel steam locomotive with tender from the 1940s. Batman and Robin are here (in a Batmobile, of course), along with Spock, an assortment of fashionably dressed Barbie dolls from 1961 to 1986, and G.I. Joe action figures representing the Army, Navy and NASA space program of the 1960s.

Harriet Baskas is a Seattle-based airports and aviation writer and USA TODAY Travel's "At the Airport" columnist. She occasionally contributes to Ben Mutzabaugh's Today in the Sky blog. Follow her at twitter.com/hbaskas.