World's Fairs

The 1964/1965 New York World's Fair was held on 646 acres of land in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in the borough of Queens. It featured 140 pavilions, 110 restaurants, from 80 nations (hosted by 37), as well as 24 U.S. states, with over 45 corporations...

The??1984 Louisiana World Exposition??was a??World's Fair??held in??New Orleans from May 12 to November 11, 1984.??Its theme was "The World of Rivers???Fresh Waters as a Source of Life." Staged just two years after the World's Fair in Knoxville, TN, the Louisiana World Exposition declared bankruptcy...

Nearly 10 million people attended the Century 21 Exposition, also known as the Seattle World's Fair which ran from April 21 to October 21, 1962. Many of the buildings from the exposition remain in use today as does the famous monorail and, of course,...

The 1982 World's Fair, officially called the Knoxville International Energy Exposition, was held May 1 through October 31, 1982. The 70-acre fairgrounds were built on the old Louisville and Nashville railyard and depot, though part of the campus of the University of Tennessee was...

The??1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication, or simply??Expo 86, was a World's Fair held in Vancouver??from May 2 until October 13, 1986. The fair's theme was "Transportation and Communication: World in Motion ??? World in Touch." It coincided with Vancouver's centennial and was...

HemisFair Arena was built as part of the 1968 World's Fair, or HemisFair '68 as it was officially called. In the 1973, the Dallas Mavericks of the American Basketball Association moved to town and were renamed the Spurs. They played in the arena until...

The??1967 International and Universal Exposition??or??Expo 67, as it was commonly known, was a World's Fair held in Montreal??from April 27 to October 29, 1967. It is considered to be the most successful World's Fair of the 20th century??with the most attendees to that date...

HemisFair '68 was the official 1968 World's Fair (or International Exposition). It was held from April 6 through October 6, 1968 in San Antonio. The theme of the fair was "The Confluence of Civilizations in the Americas", celebrating the many nations which settled South...

HemisFair '68 was the official 1968??World's Fair (or International Exposition). It was held from April 6 through October 6, 1968 in San Antonio. The theme of the fair was "The Confluence of Civilizations in the Americas", celebrating the many nations which settled South Central Texas. The fair...