World's Fairs or International Expositions are large-scale exhibitions that highlight technology, agriculture, and other innovations of national or cultural significance. These fairs are open to the general public and can run for three weeks to six months.

The 1964 New York World's Fair was held in Flushing Meadows, New York, from April 22, 1964 to October 18, 1964, and then again from April 25, 1965 to October 17, 1965. The theme was "Peace through Understanding." The fair had more than 50 million visitors. The fair is remembered as emphasizing technology and space exploration, and has often been described as "Space Age." Highlights of the fair were a twelve-story, stainless steel globe called the Unisphere; the New York State Pavilion, which still remains today; the General Motors "Futurama II' exhibit, showing superhighways and ultramodern architecture; Radio Corporation of America's color television; and Ford's Mustang car.