1964-65 New York World's Fair Maryland Star-Spangled Banner Coin/Medallion.

The 1964–1965 New York World's Fair was a world's fair that held over 140 pavilions and 110 restaurants, representing 80 nations (hosted by 37), 24 US states, and over 45 corporations with the goal and the final result of building exhibits or attractions at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City.[1][2][3] The immense fair covered 646 acres (2.61 km2) on half the park, with numerous pools or fountains, and an amusement park with rides near the lake. However, the fair did not receive official support or approval from the Bureau of International Expositions (BIE).

Connecticut Public Television produced The 1964 World's Fair, a documentary about the fair narrated by Judd Hirsch (1996).[134] Other documentaries about the fair are After the Fair, Peace Through Understanding: The 1964/65 New York World's Fair, and Modern Ruin: A World’s Fair Pavilion.

The first 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.

The 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 Disney 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 "Time Machine" Fred and Wilma Flintstone, and 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 season one of 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 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 used the fairgrounds to host his own Stark expo which is attacked at the climax of the film.

In the season two episode of Godfather of Harlem, titled It's A Small World, the opening scene takes place at site of the fair during its set-up.