Today we went to Flushing Meadow Corona Park. It hosted two of the largest international exhibitions (world's fair) in the United States in 1939 and 1964. The unisphere is 140 feet tall and 120 feet wide, with over 500 steel pieces representing the continents, as well as three steel rings representing the first artificial satellites orbiting Earth. When it was built, it had 48 pairs of fountain heads shooting water but we didn't see that when we were there. Rocket Thrower is a 43 feet hight bronze sculpture created for the 1964 world's fair. The husband and I thought it was a god of stars or exploration. The observation towers. The concrete towers have observation platforms which were once accessed by two "Sky Streak capsule" elevators (now removed!) attached to the tallest tower. The tent of tomorrow. See 3D view here. Back in the day the "tent" had beautiful glass panels as its ceiling and a huge map of New York as its floor. I wish I could have seen that. In 1970 it was a skating rink. We missed out on so many other features such as the Natatorium (which houses an Olympic-sized pool and an NHL-standard rink), the Queens Museum, and the Queens Botanical Garden. We also didn't walk around Meadow Lake and Willow Lake, which we will do next time. Meadow Lake is home to the American Small Craft Association where you can learn how to sail. You can also watch the dragon boat festival in the summer. Lastly, there is Row New York, where kids learn how to obviously row. You can rent bikes, kayaks, and pedal boats here.
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