1964 New York World's Fair

==In media==
[[File:Cupaloy contents.gif|thumb|upright=0.8|Contents of the 1964 Westinghouse Time Capsule]]
[[File:Sign of Men in Black Alien Attack.JPG|thumb|upright=0.8|The observation towers of the [[interactive dark ride]] ''[[Men in Black: Alien Attack]]'' are cleaned-up smaller replicas of the original structures.]]
* [[Connecticut Public Television]] produced ''The 1964 World's Fair'', a documentary about the fair narrated by [[Judd Hirsch]] (1996).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.janson.com/rights/2009/02/06/1964-worlds-fair/ |title=The 1964 World's Fair |publisher=Janson Media DVD Catalog |date=February 6, 2009 |access-date=May 14, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907084540/http://www.janson.com/rights/2009/02/06/1964-worlds-fair/ |archive-date=September 7, 2013}}</ref> Other documentaries about the fair are ''[http://www.worldsfairmovie.com After the Fair]'', ''[https://www.facebook.com/1964NYWFdocumentary/ Peace Through Understanding: The 1964/65 New York World's Fair]'', and ''[https://www.aquarelapictures.com/ Modern Ruin: A World's Fair Pavilion]''.
* The first ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' episode, "[[Hi Diddle Riddle]]" (1966), opens with thirty seconds of stock footage of the fair.
* In the 1993 animated film ''[[Batman: Mask of the Phantasm]]'' the "Gotham World's Fair" seen in flashbacks is modeled after the New York World's Fair, featuring the globe centerpiece, a PeopleMover, a "Home of the Future", and a concept car that apparently inspired the design of the [[Batmobile]]. Later in the film, the abandoned fairgrounds are used as [[The Joker]]'s hideout. When attempting to escape [[Batman]], he uses the [[Bell Rocket Belt]] demonstrated at the New York World's Fair.
* In the 1993 season 4 ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]" the logo on the monorail cars which is revealed as Homer attempts to stop the speeding train shows they were first used during the 1964 World's Fair, though that event's train actually used cars suspended from an overhead rail.
* The 1997 film ''[[Men in Black (1997 film)|Men in Black]]'' presents the fair as having been a cover for the first arrival of alien life forms on Earth, with their two spaceships being incorporated into the observation towers. 
* The fair features heavily in the 2015 [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]] film ''[[Tomorrowland (film)|Tomorrowland]]''.
* Alternative rock band [[They Might Be Giants]] have often referred to the exposition in their songs, including the song "[[Ana Ng]]" referencing the event directly, and the music video for "[[Don't Let's Start]]" which was filmed on the former site of the fair.
* In the 1965 season 5 ''[[The Flintstones]]'' episode "[[List of The Flintstones episodes#Season 5 (1964–65)|Time Machine]]" [[Fred Flintstone|Fred]] and [[Wilma Flintstone]], and [[Barney Rubble|Barney]] and [[Betty Rubble]] attend the World's Fair. There was also a comic book about their visit. The event is also mentioned in "The Hatrocks And The Gruesomes", as well as the ''[[Jonny Quest]]'' episode "Attack Of The Tree People".
*In [[The Amazing Race 1|season one]] of ''[[The Amazing Race (American TV series)|The Amazing Race]]'' (2001), the Unisphere hosted the Finish Line for the inaugural season.
* In the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] the fair is depicted as having been organised by [[Howard Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Howard Stark]] and in ''[[Iron Man 2]]'' it is revealed that the fairgrounds layout depicts the formula for a new element he had synthesised. Decades later his son [[Tony Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Tony Stark]] used the fairgrounds to host his own Stark expo which is attacked at the climax of the film.
* In season two episode five of Godfather of Harlem, titled It's A Small World, the opening scene takes place at site of the fair during its set-up.<ref name="Darwish">{{cite news |last1=Darwish |first1=Meaghan |title='Godfather of Harlem's Giancarlo Esposito Previews Powell's Politics in Season 2 |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/998770/godfather-of-harlem-season-2-episode-5-giancarlo-esposito-adam-clayton-powell/ |access-date=24 March 2024 |work=TV Insider |date=15 May 2021}}</ref>
* The interior of the Underground World Home features in the 2009 [[CSI: NY]] episode ''Manhattanhenge'' as a killer's anachronistic lair.