This self-guided audio tour will take you through the fairgrounds for the historic New York City World’s Fairs of 1939-40 and 1964-65. We’ll visit iconic sites of both fairs, hearing about the architecture, design and history of the famous Unisphere, The New York State Pavilion and the temporary headquarters of the United Nations, now the Queens Museum.
You’ll hear about the origins of the park, which inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald when it was an eyesore ash heap, and how that was transformed into beautiful fairgrounds and then into a major city park. You’ll hear about the colorful history of the fairs’ exhibits and pavilions, which includes the infamous feud between artist Andy Warhol and c...
Points forts
De 40 minutes à 1 heure
Proposé en Anglais
Non remboursable
Billet mobile
De 40 minutes à 1 heure
Proposé en Anglais
Non remboursable
Billet mobile
Ce qui est inclus
Application VoiceMap pour Android et iOS
Accès à vie à cette visite en anglais
Accès hors ligne à l'audio, aux cartes et aux géodonnées
Billets ou frais d'entrée dans les musées ou autres attractions en cours de route
Smartphone et écouteurs
Transport
Nourriture et boisson
Points de rendez-vous
Départ
Mets-Willets Point
Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Retour
Queens Museum
The tour ends outside the Queens Museum.
Site de l'Exposition universelle de New York : explorez son avenir utopique lors d'une visite audio
Queens County
À propos
This self-guided audio tour will take you through the fairgrounds for the historic New York City World’s Fairs of 1939-40 and 1964-65. We’ll visit iconic sites of both fairs, hearing about the architecture, design and history of the famous Unisphere, The New York State Pavilion and the temporary headquarters of the United Nations, now the Queens Museum.
You’ll hear about the origins of the park, which inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald when it was an eyesore ash heap, and how that was transformed into beautiful fairgrounds and then into a major city park. You’ll hear about the colorful history of the fairs’ exhibits and pavilions, which includes the infamous feud between artist Andy Warhol and c...
Points forts
De 40 minutes à 1 heure
Proposé en Anglais
Non remboursable
Billet mobile
De 40 minutes à 1 heure
Proposé en Anglais
Non remboursable
Billet mobile
Ce qui est inclus
Application VoiceMap pour Android et iOS
Accès à vie à cette visite en anglais
Accès hors ligne à l'audio, aux cartes et aux géodonnées
Billets ou frais d'entrée dans les musées ou autres attractions en cours de route
Smartphone et écouteurs
Transport
Nourriture et boisson
Points de rendez-vous
Départ
Mets-Willets Point
Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Retour
Queens Museum
The tour ends outside the Queens Museum.
Itinéraire
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David Dinkins Circle
The tour goes around the David Dinkins Circle.
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Unisphere
The tour goes around the Unisphere.
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3
Queens Theatre
The tour passes by the Queens Theatre.
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4
New York State Pavilion
The tour goes around the New York State Pavilion.
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5
Westinghouse Time Capsules
The tour passes by the Westinghouse Time Capsules.
