Craig's arrest makes bathroom tourist attraction

Craig's arrest makes bathroom tourist attraction

Tourists are flocking to see the bathroom in the Minneapolis airport where U.S. Sen. Larry Craig was arrest in a sex sting, making the stall a "tourist attraction," media reported Sunday.

"It's become a tourist attraction," said Karen Evans, who staffs the information counter at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

She said some even take pictures.

Craig was arrested in the second stall from the right Aug. 27 for lewd conduct during a police sting. The Idaho Republican pleaded guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct.

Craig has since said his guilty plea was a mistake. His request to withdraw the guilty plea will be heard Sept. 26, just four days before he has said he will step down from his Senate seat.

Evans said she had been asked directions to the new tourist attraction four times just 15 minutes into her shift on Friday.

Newsstand worker Abdalla Said said he gets the question daily. Other merchants in the airport also said they get frequent requests for directions to the bathroom.

"People have been going inside, taking pictures of the stall, taking pictures outside the bathroom door -- man, it's been crazy," said Royal Zino, grandson of a shoeshine shop owner in the airport.

"We had to just stop and check out the bathroom," said Sally Westby, who stopped at the airport restroom with her husband, who had already been there once, en route to Guatemala.