In 1933, Chicago hosted its second World’s Fair in 40 years to celebrate its centennial. It was titled “A Century of Progress ...

A forgotten collection of World’s Fair statues, once scattered and neglected at Southeast Missouri State University, was rediscovered and restored after decades, thanks to investigative reporting. The ...

At David Dinkins Circle in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, the ground bears little evidence of the five tile mosaics that were recently removed. The Passarelle Plaza mosaics were installed in 1997 to ...

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Once a shining symbol of Expo 67, this ship is now abandoned and decaying in Ontario. What happened to this iconic piece of World Fair history—and why was it forgotten? #AbandonedPlaces #Expo67 ...

Halfway across the world in Japan as thousands of visitors are diving into the future at Expo 2025, a Miami Beach museum is giving locals a view into the World’s Fairs of the past. “World’s Fairs: ...

The Elmhurst History Museum, 120 E. Park Ave., Elmhurst, debuts its new exhibition, “World of Tomorrow: A Century of Progress,” an examination of Chicago’s 1933-1934 World’s Fair, whose motto was ...

Once the pinnacle of innovation, many World’s Fair wonders have been forgotten. What happened to these groundbreaking ...