Discover the hidden-in-plain-sight remnants of the 1939/40 and 1964/65 inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Admire the Panorama of the City of New York—the world's largest architectural scale model—with complimentary admission to the Queens Museum
Visit the monument to a 5,000-year time capsule
View the original guidebooks from each of the World’s Fairs
Hear insights shared by our partners involved with the preservation of the New York State Pavilion
Receive reproductions of World’s Fair Maps from both 1939 and 1964
About This Tour:
Didn’t make it to the 1939/40 or 1964/65 World’s Fairs? Well, here’s your chance. This tour will uncover numerous remnants of both fairs, with a focus on the hidden time capsules, the Fountain of the Planets, the Unisphere, and the historic New York State Pavilion. And if you did attend back in the day, revisit the park and add color by telling us your story!
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park has lived many lives, from marshy tidal wetlands to an early 20th-century ash dump, to the site of not one, but two World’s Fairs. This tour explores the past, present, and future of this 900-acre park, which was an obsession of the late “Master Builder,” Robert Moses. Join Untapped New York on a journey through Flushing Meadows’ many unnoticed treasures.
The tour ends at the Queens Museum, where the New York Panorama, a 1964 World’s Fair remnant, is on hand for viewing. It’s a must-see for any New Yorker or anyone visiting New York!
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