Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Art & Culture
Cultural Institutions:
New York Hall of Science: Built for the 1964 World's Fair, this facility is New York City's only hands-on science and technology museum. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. FEE. Call (718) 699-0005 or visit the New York Hall of Science website.
The Queens Museum of Art This visual arts center is located in the New York City Building. It is home to the Panorama of New York City, the World's largest architectural scale model of an urban area. Suggested donation. Call (718) 592-9700 or visit the Queens Museum of Art website.
Queens Wildlife Conservation Center North American animals are exhibited on naturalistic grounds, allowing an unusual intimacy between visitor and wildlife. The Children's Farm offers exhibitions of domestic animals. Open daily. FEE. Call (718) 271-1500 or visit the Wildlife Conservation Society's Queens Zoo page.
Queens Botanical Garden The 39-acre botanical garden is filled with garden displays and tree and flower collections. Open daily. Call (718) 886-3800 or visit the Queens Botanical Garden website.
Queens Theatre in the Park Queens Theatre in the Park presents a variety of professional performing artists and serves as a showcase for local arts groups. The facility accommodates a 500- seat main auditorium and a 100 seat lower level theatre. FEE. Call (718) 760-0064 or visit the Queens Theatre in the Park website.
Monuments and Sculptures:
The Unisphere - This monumental stainless steel globe, standing 140 feet tall, was presented to the 1964 World's Fair by U.S. Steel. Today, it is the park's centerpiece and Queens' most recognizable symbol.
The Rocket Thrower - This work of art was created by Donald Delue for the 1964 World's Fair.
Form - Designed by Jose DiRivera for the 1964 World's Fair, this sculpture consists of a stainless steel curve which sits atop a polished granite base.
Freedom of the Human Spirit - This bronze figurative sculpture, which stands 28 feet tall, was fashioned by Marshall M. Fredericks for the 1964 World's Fair.
Time Capsules - a granite monument marks the spot where two time capsules are buried underground. These historic capsules, deposited September 23, 1938 and October 16, 1965, are a record of the 20th century meant to endure for 5,000 years.
The Excedra - A Semicircular stone bench commemorates the location of the Vatican Pavilion at the 1964 World's Fair.
George Washington - This cast of a Donald Delue sculpture, that originally appeared at the 1939 World's Fair, is surrounded by newly planted cherry trees.
The Whispering Column of Jerash - This marble column, from an ancient Roman Temple built in the Middle East, was a gift from King Hussein of Jordan to the 1964 World's Fair.
World's Fair Flagpoles - Topped by two stylized art deco American Eagles, these poles stand as a tribute to the 1939 World's Fair.
Form In Transit - Created by Theodore Roszak for the 1964 World's Fair, this 43 foot long piece of steel and aluminum, was designed to convey movement in space.
Untitled - Images from the two World's Fairs and the present day park were sandblasted in black granite by Matt Mullican as part of the 1993 reconstruction of the Unisphere's landscape.